苏黎世州银行 (ZKB) 将提供比特币和以太坊交易

从 2024 年 9 月 4 日开始，瑞士第四大银行苏黎世州银行 (ZKB) 将支持其客户交易和安全存储比特币和以太坊。

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，瑞士第四大银行苏黎世州银行 (ZKB) 将支持其客户交易和安全存储比特币和以太坊。

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.

该服务将无缝集成到 ZKB 现有的电子银行和移动平台中，允许客户全天候交易加密货币。由于加密货币将与传统资产一起成为客户投资组合的一部分，因此管理所有投资也将很容易。

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.

作为 ZKB 进军加密货币行业战略的一部分，这些代币预计将成为市场上的新产品。正如 ZKB 机构客户和跨国公司主管 Alexandra Scriba 指出的那样，新服务在这里相当安全，因为银行将持有用户的私钥。这消除了客户对数字资产存储的任何担忧，因为 ZKB 将存储和交易加密货币。他还表示，该服务未来甚至可以扩展到包括更多加密货币和增值服务。

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.

同样重要的是要强调，ZKB 推出的与加密货币相关的新服务并不限于其客户。瑞士第三方银行也被允许使用它，这样他们就可以为客户提供安全使用和存储加密货币的可能性。第一家作为合作伙伴加入的公司是 Thurgauer Kantonalbank，它使用 ZKB 的基础设施为客户提供加密服务。加密货币的交易将由德意志交易所集团的子公司 Crypto Finance AG 进行。

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.

其实，ZKB涉足区块链技术项目并不新鲜。今年早些时候，它通过 SIX Digital Exchange 参与了全球首个数字债券的发行。 2023年，ZKB在瑞士央行主导的参考央行数字货币债券试点项目中担任发行数字债券联席主承销商。

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进军加密货币市场的决定证明了瑞士对数字资产管理服务的需求增加。通过整合比特币和以太坊的交易和钱包功能，ZKB旨在成为数字金融创新的重要参与者，帮助客户参与去中心化的金融环境。