Press Release | BX Swiss welcomes SEBA Bank as new ETP issuer
BX Swiss is expanding its segment for listed ETPs and welcomes SEBA Bank as a new ETP issuer. At the same time, BX Swiss offers a tracker certificate on the SEBA Metaverse Index for trading.
With the new ETP from SEBA Bank (tracker certificate on the SEBA Metaverse Index) 52 ETPs from 13 issuers are already tradable daily on BX Swiss from 9.00 am to 5.30 pm.
The ETP (ticker: SMETA) is a tracker certificate on the SEBA Metaverse Index, which focuses on crypto assets from the gaming, entertainment and social interaction sectors in the virtual world. The product is fully collateralized and 100% physically backed. This investment option allows active investors to participate in the development of the Metaverse.
SEBA Bank is one of the first crypto banks in Switzerland. Founded in 2018, the FinTech with a Swiss banking license focuses on digital assets and cryptocurrencies.
«With SEBA Bank, we were able to gain the third new ETP issuer this year. With the SEBA Metaverse Index, the investment universe on BX Swiss now extends to over two dozen different cryptocurrencies. This means that the most important cryptocurrencies are now all investable via a regulated exchange in Switzerland», says Matthias Müller, Head of Markets & Services der BX Swiss AG.
Gregory Mall, Head Investment Solutions SEBA Bank adds: «The Metaverse is the next generation of the Internet. It is a 3D virtual world where users can interact with their environment and other Metaverse users. Aside from its enormous entertainment potential, the Metaverse is expected to create its own ecosystem of commercial avatars and opens up incredible investment opportunities. The SEBA Metaverse Index provides exposure to digital assets designed to capture the accelerating trends of gaming, entertainment and social interactions into virtual environments. SMETA's constituents include tokens with exposure to the Metaverse, selected based on their market capitalization and liquidity.»
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About SEBA Bank
Founded in April 2018 and headquartered in Zug, SEBA Bank is a pioneer in the financial industry, offering a universal range of regulated. In August 2019, SEBA Bank received a Swiss banking and securities dealer license, and in September 2021, it received a CISA license - the first time a prestigious regulator such as FINMA has granted such a license to a financial services provider with a core competency in digital assets. In February 2022, SEBA Bank received its financial services license from Abu Dhabi Global Market and opened an office in Abu Dhabi.
The broad, vertically integrated range of services combined with the highest security standards makes SEBA Bank's service offering unique - which is why Banque de France selected SEBA Bank to test Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) integration. CVVC Global Report and CB Insights lists SEBA Bank among the top 50 companies in the blockchain ecosystem. Aite-Novarica Group recognized SEBA Bank with its 2021 Digital Wealth Management Impact Innovation Award in the Digital Start-up of the Year category and its 2022 Digital Wealth Management Impact Awards in the Best Digital Asset Offering category. At the 2022 WealthBriefing Swiss EAM Awards, SEBA Bank received an award in the "Digital Assets Offering or Service" category. This is the third industry award SEBA Bank has received in one year for its products and best-in-class service offering.
More information about SEBA Bank: seba.swiss