Is Swissquote crypto friendly?

Yes, with fenced on-chain flows: crypto comes in only from six named exchanges or your own wallet, and never goes out to an exchange.

CBL Score: 15 of 16

CriterionScoreSource
Accepts exchange transfersyes (2)unverified
Stablecoin off-rampyes (2)source · checked 8 September 2026
Business accounts for Web3partial (1)source · checked 8 September 2026
Custodyyes (2)source · checked 8 September 2026
Staking and yieldyes (2)source · checked 8 September 2026
Cardyes (2)source · checked 8 September 2026
Multiple jurisdictionsyes (2)source · checked 8 September 2026
Open to retailyes (2)source · checked 8 September 2026

Total 15 of 16. Yes scores 2, partial 1, no 0. A secondary source is press or a third party rather than the bank or its regulator. Unverified means no source could be found; the score stands until one is.

Score history

Scores are revised when a bank's documents change. Each revision is dated and sourced.

8 September 2026Cardpartial to yessource
8 September 2026Multiple jurisdictionspartial to yessource

Standing

JurisdictionSwitzerland
TypeNeobank
Health tagSolid Publicly listed, record 2024 profit, clean record. · checked 26 August 2026
P2P toleranceStrict Official policy: crypto deposits only from a whitelist of six exchanges (Bitpanda, Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken, Revolut), no third-party deposits, no withdrawals to exchanges. P2P flows are excluded by design. · community-reported, separate from the score
Last verified8 September 2026

What Swissquote allows and blocks

Allowed

  • Buy and sell about 55 cryptocurrencies, including USDC, USDT and EURC, inside a normal Swissquote bank account
  • Crypto deposits from six whitelisted exchanges: Bitpanda, Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken and Revolut, after you upload screenshots of the transaction
  • Crypto deposits from a self-custody wallet where you alone hold the private key
  • Crypto withdrawals to your own external wallet once the address is on your whitelist
  • Staking of ETH, DOT, SOL and ADA from inside the account, with Swissquote keeping 20% of rewards
  • Debit Mastercard (Light, Bright, Elite) that can settle purchases by selling Bitcoin, Ethereum or XRP from your holdings
  • Business accounts with crypto custody, trading and staking for Swiss SMEs and international companies
  • Trading on SQX, Swissquote's own crypto exchange, with assets held off the bank's balance sheet

Blocked or restricted

  • Crypto withdrawals to any cryptocurrency exchange. Swissquote says attempts could result in loss of the funds
  • Crypto deposits from exchanges not on the whitelist, and from any custodial wallet you do not control. These are rejected and may cost extra fees
  • Third-party crypto deposits of any kind, since incoming transfers must come from a whitelisted exchange or your own wallet
  • Opening deposits from Wise or from any bank account not in your own name
  • Swissquote publishes no rule on fiat transfers to or from exchange accounts, so treat that path as unconfirmed

Opening an account

Fees that matter

Regulatory history

2000Swissquote Group Holding listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SQN) on 29 May 2000; Swissquote Bank Ltd holds a FINMA banking licence, with sister entities regulated by the CSSF, MFSA, DFSA, SFC, MAS and CySEC. source
2026Swissquote Bank SA, Gland, appears on FINMA's list of authorised banks as a category 4 bank (list dated 8 September 2026). No FINMA warning or enforcement entry was found. source
2026Swissquote Bank Europe (Luxembourg) received a MiCA CASP licence from the CSSF, effective 5 June 2026, ahead of the 1 July 2026 transition deadline. source

Questions about Swissquote

Does Swissquote let me send money to Kraken?

Swissquote does not publish a rule on fiat transfers to or from exchange accounts. What it does state is the crypto side: coins can come in from Kraken, Coinbase, Gemini, Bitstamp, Bitpanda and Revolut once you upload screenshots of the transaction, and you cannot send crypto out to any exchange. If you need fiat rails to an exchange, ask the bank before you rely on them.

Can I withdraw crypto from Swissquote to my own wallet?

Yes. Add the address to your whitelist, then send from the Crypto transfers section. Withdrawals cost USD 10 for most coins and USD 15 for Ethereum-network tokens such as USDC and USDT. Withdrawals to exchanges are not supported and Swissquote warns the funds could be lost.

What does Swissquote charge to trade crypto?

Fees follow a maker-taker grid tied to your 30-day volume. Most retail clients sit in Standard I and pay 1% per trade. Above USD 6,000 it drops to 0.90% maker and 0.95% taker, and the biggest tiers reach 0.08%. On top of that, the quarterly custody fee of CHF 20 to 50 covers crypto as well as shares.

Can I stake crypto or pay with it at Swissquote?

Both. You can stake ETH, DOT, SOL and ADA from inside the account, with Swissquote keeping 20% of the rewards and lockups of up to seven days on ADA. The Swissquote debit Mastercard can be set to pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum or XRP, selling only what each purchase needs.

Closest alternatives

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Yes. PostFinance sells, holds and stakes crypto in its own app, but only for Swiss residents and with no way to move coins to your own wallet.
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