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<h2 id="bancastato-opens-crypto-trading-through-sygnum-partnership">BancaStato Opens Crypto Trading Through Sygnum Partnership</h2><p><cite>BancaStato, the cantonal bank serving Switzerland's Italian-speaking Ticino region, has joined Sygnum's business-to-business (B2B) banking platform to offer crypto asset services.</cite><cite>The integration allows BancaStato customers to buy, sell, and hold four crypto assets, including <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$BTC</a>, <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ETH</a>, <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24LTC&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$LTC</a>, and <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24SOL&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$SOL</a>, through the bank's existing web and mobile banking apps.</cite></p><p><cite>Market orders can be entered by asset quantity or cash value, allowing customers to manage crypto positions alongside their traditional portfolios.</cite><cite>BancaStato clients gain exposure to these assets through a regulated channel rather than a standalone exchange, and their holdings rest in Sygnum's custody rather than on the bank's own balance sheet.</cite></p><h2 id="a-streamlined-technical-setup">A Streamlined Technical Setup</h2><p><cite>The integration connects Sygnum's API directly to Avaloq's platform, allowing customers to access crypto trading from their existing banking app.</cite><cite>The setup also removes the need for a separate order management system, which the companies said reduces operational complexity and makes it easier to add new features.</cite></p><p><cite>According to Fritz Jost, Sygnum's chief B2B officer, BancaStato is the first bank using Avaloq's software-as-a-service platform to let customers buy, hold, and sell crypto assets through its e-banking platforms using Sygnum's API.</cite></p><p><cite>BancaStato joins more than 25 financial institutions using Sygnum's B2B platform to offer regulated digital asset services.</cite><cite>Sygnum said its partner banks give more than a third of the Swiss population a route to own digital assets.</cite> The move also fits a broader trend among Swiss lenders. <cite>Zürcher Kantonalbank, the country's fourth-largest bank, has rolled out Bitcoin trading and custody, while St. Galler Kantonalbank opened Bitcoin buying and custody to retail clients.</cite></p><p><cite>Sygnum holds a Swiss banking license and, since June 30, 2026, a Crypto-Asset Service Provider license under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, granted by Liechtenstein's Financial Market Authority.</cite></p><p><strong>Sources:</strong><br><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bancastato-regulated-crypto-trading-sygnum-avaloq" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph: BancaStato Launches Bitcoin Trading With Sygnum</a><br><a href="https://cryptoadventure.com/bancastato-adds-bitcoin-ether-litecoin-and-solana-trading-through-sygnum/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoAdventure: BancaStato Adds Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin And Solana Trading Through Sygnum</a></p>

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