Institutional Digital Asset Spot Market

Digital asset execution, engineered compliance-first

Private OTC block execution and segregated cold-storage custody for qualified institutional counterparties, operating within the Swiss DLT legal framework. No retail access.

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Our Approach

Three pillars of institutional digital asset services

Every workflow is designed first around regulatory obligations and counterparty protection — then around execution quality.

Compliance-First Design

Full KYC/KYB onboarding, source-of-wealth verification, on-chain analytics on every inbound and outbound transfer, and whitelisted wallet addresses only.

Private OTC Block Execution

Request-for-quote execution of large blocks with multiple regulated liquidity providers, avoiding public order-book slippage and information leakage.

Cold-Storage Custody

Segregated, client-specific wallets secured by MPC and HSM key management, geographically distributed across Swiss vault facilities with quorum signing.

Swiss DLT Act

A legal framework built for digital assets

The Federal Act on the Adaptation of Federal Law to Developments in Distributed Ledger Technology (the “DLT Act”), in force since 2021, amended ten federal laws including the Code of Obligations, the Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Act (DEBA) and the Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FMIA).

Key provisions include the introduction of ledger-based securities (Art. 973d CO), the segregation of crypto-based assets from a custodian's bankruptcy estate (Art. 242a DEBA), and a new licence category for DLT trading facilities.

For institutional clients, this means legal certainty that assets held in segregated custody remain the client's property even in the event of custodian insolvency.

AMLA / GwG

Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act due diligence

Compliant

FATF Travel Rule

Originator & beneficiary data on every transfer

Compliant

FINMA Guidance 02/2019

Payments on the blockchain — whitelisted wallets

Compliant

Sanctions Screening

SECO, OFAC, EU and UN lists; on-chain analytics

Compliant

Supported Assets

Institutional-grade assets only

We deliberately restrict coverage to the most liquid, established digital assets and regulated settlement instruments.

BTC

Bitcoin

Spot OTC blocks · cold custody

Min. ticket USD 250,000

ETH

Ether

Spot OTC blocks · cold custody

Min. ticket USD 250,000

USDC

USD Coin

Settlement asset only

Min. ticket USD 100,000

USDT

Tether USD

Settlement asset only

Min. ticket USD 100,000

Custody Architecture

Security controls

Control	Implementation
Key management	MPC threshold signing (3-of-5) with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSMs
Storage	≥ 95% of assets in air-gapped cold storage; hot wallet capped per client
Geographic distribution	Key shards held in three Swiss vault locations
Withdrawal policy	Whitelisted addresses only, 24h cooling period, dual approval
Insurance	Specie and crime insurance through Lloyd’s syndicates
Assurance	Annual ISAE 3402 Type II and proof-of-reserves attestations

Digital assets are highly volatile. Services are available only to qualified investors under Art. 10 CISA.

Engage First Horizon

Onboard as an institutional counterparty

Our digital assets desk will guide you through KYB onboarding and custody set-up.