{"id":252562,"date":"2022-08-04T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T21:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=252562"},"modified":"2022-08-04T20:23:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T19:23:54","slug":"pictet-group-tells-private-banks-to-stay-away-from-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/pictet-group-tells-private-banks-to-stay-away-from-crypto\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictet Group tells private banks to stay away from crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the current market meltdown, Swiss wealth management firm Pictet Group is cautioning private banks against investing in crypto, Bloomberg News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-08-04\/crypto-has-no-place-in-private-banking-right-now-pictet-says?sref=IIP4JEyu\">reported<\/a> Aug 4.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on a panel at the Bloomberg Asia Wealth Summit in Singapore, CEO of Pictet Group's Asia wealth management arm Tee Fong Seng said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCrypto will be an asset class that we cannot ignore, but today I don\u2019t think there is a place for private bankers and for private bank portfolios.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The crypto market saw one of the most devastating turmoils over the past few months, triggered by the collapse of the TerraUSD (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/terrausd\/\">USDTC<\/a>). Terra's downfall created a serious liquidity crisis among several crypto lenders that led to the bankruptcy of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network and Voyager Digital.<\/p>\n<p>Other lenders battling liquidity issues are working on restructuring plans while some, like Vauld and Zipmex, have sought bankruptcy protection to figure out a solution. Additionally, the past few weeks have seen a slew of <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/nomad-bridge-drained-of-190m-after-hundreds-of-addresses-copy-hackers-code\/\">hacking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/over-8k-solana-wallets-drained-of-funds-10m-estimated-missing\/\">exploits<\/a> with hundreds of millions lost.<\/p>\n<div id=\"outstream-video-1-RG2ML9DWRGG001\" class=\"outstream-ad outstream-ad--default paywall\" role=\"presentation\" data-position=\"outstream-video\" data-ad-placeholder=\"Advertisement\" data-ad-status=\"rendering\">\n<div id=\"4904cbc5eb7f3b8f0b189ccfb880aff6\" class=\"bb-ads__ad\">The crypto market capitalization lost $2 trillion between November 2021 and June 2022.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">While private banks shunned crypto a few years ago, with the market skyrocketing since 2020, some banks have warmed up to it. In May, Swiss bank Julius Baer Group Ltd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/articles\/swiss-bank-julius-baer-to-offer-bitcoin-crypto-services\">announced<\/a> that it will offer crypto services to wealthy clients. Last year, Citibank <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/citibank-is-building-a-crypto-trading-and-custody-service\/\">said<\/a> that it would develop crypto-related services due to growing client interest.<\/p>\n<p>Tee said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf you look at the volatility for the last two years, you can make a lot of money, you can lose a lot of money.<\/p>\n<p>The question is, when do we bring the clients into the picture?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"web3-interest\">Not everyone is scared of crypto<\/h3>\n<p>According to Nanda Ivens, chief marketing officer at Indonesian digital trading platform Tokocrypto, venture capital funds and institutions are displaying more interest in the crypto space, despite the recent turmoil, Bloomberg reported. For instance, Indonesia-based crypto fund Cydonia Capital raised $100 million<\/p>\n<p>As an example, he cited Indonesian crypto fund Cydonia Capital recently raised $100 million, Ivens said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere is a lot of interest for\u00a0<a title=\"Inside \u2018Web3,\u2019 Crypto\u2019s Plan to Retool the Internet: QuickTake\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-01-20\/inside-web3-crypto-s-plan-to-retool-the-internet-quicktake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web3<\/a> projects, especially when there are positive, good deal flows coming through those Web3 venture capital funds.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But still, most remain wary of the crypto market and its prospects, despite the recent rallies. Rich Teo, co-founder and CEO of Paxos Asia said he is &#8220;bearish&#8221; on crypto and expects more &#8220;deleveraging.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the current market meltdown, Swiss wealth management firm Pictet Group is cautioning private banks against investing in crypto, Bloomberg News reported Aug 4. 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