Bitcoin Suisse

Family offices seeking direct crypto asset exposure rather than ETF wrappers face a practical problem: their existing banks rarely have the native expertise to manage staking, custody, and trading under one roof. Bitcoin Suisse, founded in Switzerland in 2013, was built exclusively for crypto from day one and explicitly targets financial service providers including family offices as a client segment. With CHF 6 billion in crypto assets under custody and operations in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Abu Dhabi, it offers a depth of operational history that few crypto-native firms can match.

For family offices and their advisors, the core offering covers four interconnected functions:

• Trading via an order and execution management system connected to 12+ venues, with nine order types including TWAP and smart execution, and full transparency on venue and fee per trade
• Institutional-grade cold storage custody through the Bitcoin Suisse Vault, audited to ISAE-3402
• Staking across ETH, SOL, ADA, DOT, XTZ, and other proof-of-stake assets, with dedicated validator infrastructure
• Collateralized lending in CHF, EUR, or USD against 16+ supported crypto assets including staked positions

Financial service providers gain API access (FIX and REST) to embed these capabilities within their own client interfaces, alongside dedicated relationship managers and a 360-degree reporting view of client holdings. The minimum trading amount is CHF 200 for standard trades, rising to CHF 10,000 for exotic tokens via the trade desk. Standard trading fees are 95 basis points with a CHF 50 minimum per trade. For a family office evaluating this vendor, the key condition is concentration: the entire offering is crypto-only. Offices seeking a multi-asset platform that also handles private equity, real estate, or traditional securities will need a separate reporting layer on top.