Sygnum Bank Unleashes Alpha Fund: Bitcoin Yield Generation Goes Mainstream

Swiss banking pioneer Sygnum just dropped a crypto bombshell—their new Alpha Fund turns dormant Bitcoin into a yield-generating powerhouse.

The Institutional Play

Forget leaving Bitcoin sitting idle in cold storage. Sygnum's latest move targets institutional players hungry for returns on their digital gold. The fund leverages sophisticated staking and lending strategies—bypassing traditional finance's mediocre interest rates.

Bank-Grade Crypto Yield

Sygnum isn't playing in the DeFi wild west. Their regulated approach brings institutional credibility to crypto yield generation. The timing couldn't be better—traditional banks still can't decide whether Bitcoin is an asset class or just 'magic internet money.'

Yield or Die Trying

While Wall Street debates Bitcoin's merits, Sygnum's building the infrastructure to make digital assets work for investors. Because nothing says 'mature asset class' like generating real yield—unlike those negative-yielding government bonds central banks keep pushing.

Features of the new fund

As per the official press release, the BTC Alpha Fund offers a solution for growing bitcoin holdings through systematic arbitrage trading returns. Markus Hämmerli, who is leading the BTC Alpha Fund offering at Sygnum, stated, “Bitcoin has become a key exposure in modern portfolios, and many of our clients want to stay invested while building their positions further.” 

Hämmerli added that the “BTC Alpha Fund helps investors participate in Bitcoin’s price performance while aiming to earn additional Bitcoin through trading returns, all within an institutional-grade framework.”

The Cayman Islands-domiciled fund uses arbitrage trading strategies to generate returns which are then converted into Bitcoin. The fund is made for professional and institutional investors, offering monthly liquidity and a strict risk management framework.

Synum’s play in the fund

A key feature of the fund is its integration with Sygnum’s broader banking services. Shares of the fund can be used as collateral for USD Lombard Loans at Sygnum. This helps in providing investors with a way to access liquidity without selling their fund.

This launch shows Sygnum’s commitment to advancing regulated Bitcoin products, building on its ‘₿itcoin@Sygnum’ initiative from October 2024 and its presence in Lugano’s Plan ₿ HUB.

Sygnum has been working actively in the crypto space, collaborating with different companies like ByBit for safeguarding crypto assets or chainlink for NAV on-chain.

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