Zurich Cantonal Bank, Switzerland’s fourth-largest bank, has launched crypto trading and custody services, expanding its financial offerings.

Zurich Cantonal Bank, Switzerland‘s fourth-largest bank, has officially entered the crypto market, offering its clients the ability to trade and store Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

In a Sept. 4 press release, the bank said the new offering is integrated into its existing digital platforms, including ZKB eBanking and ZKB Mobile Banking. The bank has partnered with Crypto Finance AG, a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group, to execute crypto trades, the press release reads.

Alexandra Scriba, head of institutional clients & multinationals at ZKB, says customers and third-party banks will not need their own wallet and do not have to worry about storing their private keys, as the bank will handle both processes.

ZKB’s entry into the crypto space is not just limited to its own clients as the bank is also offering a business-to-business solution that enables other Swiss banks to provide crypto trading and custody services. Per the press release, Thurgauer Kantonalbank, a Swiss cantonal bank, has become the first partner bank to adopt this service.

The latest move is continuation of ZKB’s latest efforts to foray into the crypto market as in recent years, the bank explored blockchain technology extensively, including its participation in the issuance of the world’s first digital bond on the SIX Digital Exchange in 2021 and its role as joint lead manager in a 2023 Swiss National Bank pilot project for issuing digital bonds with central bank digital currency.

ZKB’s initiative comes amid a broader expansion of crypto services among Swiss financial institutions. In late June, crypto-friendly bank Sygnum, based in Zurich, extended its business-to-business services to over 20 entities, including PostFinance, ZugerKB, and LuzernerKB, allowing a significant portion of the Swiss population to access crypto markets.

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A popular crypto analyst thinks Bitcoin (BTC) is currently mirroring the Japanese stock market’s giant rally about four decades ago.

The pseudonymous analyst TechDev shares charts with his 467,400 followers on the social media platform X that compare BTC’s performance since 2010 with the performance of the Nikkei 225, a price-weighted index that tracks 225 blue-chip companies trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, between the years 1950 and 2000.

TechDev’s charts suggest Bitcoin could crack $760,000 sometime between 2028 and 2029 before witnessing a multi-year bear market.

The top-ranked crypto asset by market cap is trading at $59,621 at time of writing.

The analyst also shares a chart that has a line for Bitcoin’s price and a line that pits the Chinese 10-year bonds (CN10Y) against M2SL, the seasonally adjusted measure of money supply in the United States.

Based on the trader’s chart, he appears to suggest that an expansion in the CN10Y against M2SL would trigger big Bitcoin rallies.

Last month, TechDev noted in a newsletter that he was optimistic about the recent downturn in the crypto market.

“Obviously, there is extreme fear in the market. The last two weeks were filled with ‘told you’ comments from doomer bears – on a retest to $48,000 levels they previously said would never be reached the last time they were doom-posting at $25,000.

Exactly what I like to see. The fact that it came at a time when global macro conditions are pointing up makes it nothing more than two weeks of loud noise to me. More like the last six months.

It’s usually the case in all speculative markets, but the last two years have reflected this more than any other time in the crypto market – it doesn’t move up until X is scared absolutely shitless. That was the case at $15,000 after the FTX crash, at $20,000 after regional banks were failing, at $38,000 after the brutal post-ETF wick, and now.

What you’ll also recall is how much sentiment can whiplash in a couple of weeks. Expecting it again. All the while, the global cycle continues to point higher.”

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