Swiss Crypto Company Taurus Raises $65 Million From Credit Suisse, Other Banks

Digital asset infrastructure supplier Taurus has secured thousands and thousands of U.S. {dollars} in funding from main banking establishments. The profitable funding spherical comes within the aftermath of adverse developments within the crypto house, indicating that giant gamers from conventional finance stay engaged with the market regardless of its woes.

Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Invest in Digital Asset Firm Taurus Amid Ongoing Crypto Winter

Swiss crypto firm Taurus SA has raised $65 million in a Series B funding spherical led by the banking large Credit Suisse. Three different main monetary establishments — Deutsche Bank, Pictet Group, Arab Bank Switzerland — and the real-estate group Investis have additionally taken half.

Taurus, a number one digital asset infrastructure supplier for monetary establishments in Europe, mentioned it’s going to proceed to spend money on the additional improvement of its platform providing companies associated to cryptocurrencies, different digital belongings and tokenized securities, together with by hiring prime engineering expertise.

The Geneva-based firm additionally revealed it intends to speed up its expertise gross sales growth by opening new places of work in Europe and the United Arab Emirates in addition to North and South America and South-East Asia slightly later. The objective is to get nearer to its purchasers around the globe.

Another precedence highlighted by the crypto agency is to take care of stringent safety whereas assembly danger and compliance necessities. Taurus, which holds a license from Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), is presently working in eight international locations, Bloomberg famous in a report.

The funding transaction has been accredited by the watchdog, the corporate emphasised. It additionally mentioned that its 4 co-founders, Lamine Brahimi, Sébastien Dessimoz, Oren-Olivier Puder, and Dr. Jean-Philippe Aumasson, are nonetheless the most important shareholders and stay at its helm. Brahimi commented:

Raising $65 million within the present market surroundings tells so much concerning the high quality of Taurus’ folks and merchandise.

“We are proud to welcome such high-profile investors and benefit from their expertise to further develop one of the richest platforms in the industry, covering any type of digital assets, way beyond cryptocurrencies,” the managing companion added.

CEO of Credit Suisse André Helfenstein insisted the partnership with Taurus is a cornerstone within the digital belongings technique of the financial institution’s Swiss division. “We continue to embrace new and innovative technologies and expect to soon launch several digital asset services for clients both on the issuing and the investment side,” he elaborated.

Deals like that, just a few lately, come amid shaken investor confidence within the crypto market, which noticed a hunch in costs final yr and a collection of high-profile collapses, reminiscent of that of main crypto change FTX. At the identical time, a latest research showed that the Zug-centered Swiss Crypto Valley is weathering the storm comparatively effectively.

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