Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum has officially launched Sygnum Select, a fully managed institutional crypto treasury platform, on February 26, 2026. The service debuted with approximately $200 million already under active management, targeting an estimated $100 billion in digital assets currently held across corporate balance sheets and institutional treasuries.
The platform is designed for corporate treasuries, crypto-native foundations, pension funds, family offices, and ultra-high-net-worth clients. It offers discretionary portfolio mandates that extend beyond simple token exposure. Available strategies include spot crypto positions, staking for yield generation, derivatives-based hedging, and allocations to tokenized securities like bonds and funds.
"The service closes an important gap in the market," said Markus Haemmerli, Head of Portfolio Management at Sygnum. Chief Investment Officer Fabian Dori highlighted the structural shift in client needs, noting institutions now seek a regulated counterparty to manage digital assets with the same discipline as traditional private banking.
The launch is initially limited to Swiss-domiciled clients, with a phased international rollout planned for later in 2026. Sygnum emphasizes institutional-grade security, featuring cold storage custody, geographically distributed key management, and comprehensive insurance frameworks.
This launch follows a series of strategic expansions by Sygnum. In January 2026, Sygnum and Starboard Digital closed over 750 BTC for their market-neutral BTC Alpha Fund, which posted an 8.9% annualized net return in Q4 2025. In late 2025, the bank became the first European digital asset bank to integrate USD settlement services via a collaboration with BNY Mellon. In October 2025, it deployed institutional validator infrastructure from the Abu Dhabi Global Market, beginning with support for Solana (SOL) staking. The firm also secured an oversubscribed $58 million strategic growth round in 2025, pushing its valuation above $1 billion.
According to Sygnum's research, institutional behavior is transforming. Actively managed mandates now represent the leading approach at 42%, overtaking single-token exposure. Allocations to tokenized real-world assets have surged from 6% to 26% year-over-year, indicating a pivot toward structured, diversified crypto portfolios as part of long-term wealth preservation and balance-sheet strategies.
