蘇黎世州銀行 (ZKB) 將提供比特幣和以太坊交易

從 2024 年 9 月 4 日開始，瑞士第四大銀行蘇黎世州銀行 (ZKB) 將支援其客戶交易和安全儲存比特幣和以太坊。

Switzerland’s fourth-largest bank, Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), will enable its customers to trade and securely store Bitcoin and Ethereum, starting September 4, 2024.

自 2024 年 9 月 4 日起，瑞士第四大銀行蘇黎世州銀行 (ZKB) 將支援其客戶交易和安全儲存比特幣和以太坊。

This service will be seamlessly integrated into ZKB’s existing eBanking and mobile platforms, allowing clients to trade cryptocurrencies around the clock. It will also be easy to manage all the investments since the cryptocurrency will be a part of the customer’s portfolio along with traditional assets.

該服務將無縫整合到 ZKB 現有的電子銀行和行動平台中，允許客戶全天候交易加密貨幣。由於加密貨幣將與傳統資產一起成為客戶投資組合的一部分，因此管理所有投資也將很容易。

These coins are expected to be a new product in the market as a part of the strategy of ZKB to venture into the cryptocurrency industry. As ZKB’s Head of Institutional Clients & Multinationals, Alexandra Scriba, pointed out, the new service is reasonably secure here as the bank will hold private keys for users. This removes any concern that the customers may have in the storage of the digital assets since ZKB will both store and trade the cryptocurrencies. He also said that the service could even extend to include more cryptocurrencies and value adds in the future.

作為 ZKB 進軍加密貨幣產業策略的一部分，這些代幣預計將成為市場上的新產品。正如 ZKB 機構客戶和跨國公司主管 Alexandra Scriba 指出的那樣，新服務在這裡相當安全，因為銀行將持有用戶的私鑰。這消除了客戶對數位資產儲存的任何擔憂，因為 ZKB 將儲存和交易加密貨幣。他也表示，該服務未來甚至可以擴展到包括更多加密貨幣和加值服務。

It is also crucial to emphasize that the new services related to cryptocurrencies introduced by ZKB are not restricted to its clients. The Swiss third-party banks are also allowed to use it so they can offer their customers the possibility to use and store the cryptocurrencies safely. The first company that has joined as a partner is Thurgauer Kantonalbank, which uses the infrastructure of ZKB to provide crypto services to clients. The trading of cryptocurrencies will be done by Crypto Finance AG, which is a subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group.

同樣重要的是要強調，ZKB 推出的與加密貨幣相關的新服務並不限於其客戶。瑞士第三方銀行也被允許使用它，這樣他們就可以為客戶提供安全使用和儲存加密貨幣的可能性。第一家加入合作夥伴的公司是 Thurgauer Kantonalbank，它使用 ZKB 的基礎設施為客戶提供加密服務。加密貨幣的交易將由德意志交易所集團的子公司 Crypto Finance AG 進行。

Actually, ZKB’s involvement in the blockchain technology project is not new. Earlier this year, it was involved in the launch of the first digital bond in the world through the SIX Digital Exchange. In 2023, ZKB worked as an issuing digital bond joint lead underwriter in the Swiss National Bank-led pilot program of bonds with reference to central bank digital currency.

其實，ZKB涉足區塊鏈技術專案並不新鮮。今年早些時候，它透過 SIX Digital Exchange 參與了全球首個數位債券的發行。 2023年，ZKB在瑞士央行主導的參考央行數位貨幣債券試點計畫中擔任發行數位債券聯席主承銷商。

Therefore, the decision of ZKB to enter the cryptocurrency market is evidence of the increase in the need for digital assets management services in Switzerland. Through the integration of trading and wallet features of Bitcoin and Ethereum, ZKB targets to become an important participant in the innovation of digital finance for its customers to engage in the decentralized financial environment.

因此，ZKB進軍加密貨幣市場的決定證明了瑞士對數位資產管理服務的需求增加。透過融合比特幣和以太坊的交易和錢包功能，ZKB旨在成為數位金融創新的重要參與者，幫助客戶參與去中心化的金融環境。