{"id":33010,"date":"2020-12-08T12:20:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T10:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=33010"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:38:47","slug":"swiss-six-stock-exchange-to-launch-crypto-gateway-for-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/swiss-six-stock-exchange-to-launch-crypto-gateway-for-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss SIX stock exchange to launch crypto gateway for banks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The SDX blockchain platform of SIX Group&#8217;s stock exchange and the custodial firm Custodigit will launch the \u201cInstitutional Digital Asset Gateway\u201d in the first quarter of 2021.<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\" lang=\\\"en\\\">News: SIX joins forces with Swisscom &#038; Sygnum joint-venture Custodigit to build Institutional Digital Asset Gateway<br \/>\nRead the press release here: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/EtzjFZHd0M\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/EtzjFZHd0M<\/a><a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Swisscom_de?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@Swisscom_de<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SDX_global?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@SDX_global<\/a> , <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Custodigit?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#Custodigit<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mat_CH_IND?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@Mat_CH_IND<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/iBRhMs0SdU\\\">pic.twitter.com\/iBRhMs0SdU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sygnum Bank (@sygnumofficial) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sygnumofficial\/status\/1335882182611628032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">December 7, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Custodigit was founded in 2018 by telecommunications and IT provider Swisscom and the crypto bank Sygnum, with a license from the local regulator FINMA.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving regulatory approval, the partners will present a \u201cfull value chain for creating investment value\u201d of access to digital assets for banks.<\/p>\n<p>Financial institutions and their clients will be able to access trading, a smart-order routing system, settlement and custody of cryptocurrencies, and access to secondary markets. The platform\u2019s functionality will be expanded during 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn conjunction with <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bank-for-international-settlements-successfully-tests-wholesale-cbdc\">testing<\/a> of the national digital currency of the Bank for International Settlements, the Swiss National Bank and SIX, the institutional gateway is potentially one of the most significant shifts in the digital-finance space. Custodigit is an active operator providing digital asset services, not merely a concept,\u201d said Thomas Zib, chairman of SDX.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In August 2021, the Swiss Finance Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/switzerland-to-implement-a-legal-framework-for-blockchain-regulation-in-2021\">began<\/a> discussions on establishing a legal framework for regulating blockchain and the crypto industry at the state level.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the legal norms for the trading of digital securities, asset-return procedures, and the requirements for launching trading platforms <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/switzerland-approves-legal-framework-for-regulating-the-crypto-industry\">were approved<\/a> by the Senate and House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on <a href=\\\"https:\/\/vk.com\/forklogcom\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\\">VK<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SDX blockchain platform of SIX Group&#8217;s stock exchange and the custodial firm Custodigit will launch the &#8216;Institutional Digital Asset Gateway&#8217; in the first quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1229,1156,914],"class_list":["post-33010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-banks-and-fintech","tag-institutional-investors-and-whales","tag-six-swiss-exchange"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"21","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33012,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33010\/revisions\/33012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}