Which banks in Switzerland offer staking?

Staking inside the bank means rewards land in the same account as your coins, with no wallet or validator to run. Six Swiss banks do it. Sygnum covers ETH, SOL, ADA, SUI, ATOM, ICP and XTZ, AMINA Bank a similar list plus DOT, POL and GRAM while keeping 15% of rewards, Bank Frick seven assets with availability depending on where you live, and Bitcoin Suisse ETH, SOL, DOT, ADA and other proof of stake coins. For a retail customer the practical choices are Swissquote, which stakes ETH, DOT, SOL and ADA and keeps 20% of rewards, and PostFinance, which stakes Ethereum only from 0.1 ETH. Three parent-list banks fail the test: BBVA offers no staking, lending or yield on crypto, and Zürcher Kantonalbank and Luzerner Kantonalbank list no staking or yield services.

The banks that pass

BankScoreTypeHealthP2PVerdict
Sygnum15/16Crypto-nativeSolidnoneYes, but only for qualified investors, companies and institutions. Sygnum does not take retail clients.
AMINA Bank15/16Crypto-nativeSolidnoneYes, but only for professional clients and companies. Individuals need CHF 500,000 in assets plus finance experience, or CHF 2 million.
Swissquote15/16NeobankSolidStrictYes, with fenced on-chain flows: crypto comes in only from six named exchanges or your own wallet, and never goes out to an exchange.
Bank Frick13/16Crypto-nativeSolidnoneYes for crypto businesses, intermediaries and wealthy private clients. No walk-in retail.
Bitcoin Suisse11/16Crypto-nativeSolidnoneYes, for people with CHF 50,000 or more. It is a crypto broker and custodian, not a deposit bank.
PostFinance9/16TraditionalSolidMixedYes. 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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Bank by bank

Sygnum 15 of 16 · staking: yes
Allowed: Staking of ETH, SOL, ADA, SUI, ATOM, ICP and XTZ inside the same custody account
Watch out: Trading staked ETH while it is locked
AMINA Bank 15 of 16 · staking: yes
Allowed: Staking of ETH, SOL, ADA, DOT, POL, XTZ, ATOM and GRAM, with the bank keeping 15% of rewards
Watch out: Stablecoin rewards for US persons and anyone resident or domiciled in the EEA
Swissquote 15 of 16 · staking: yes
Allowed: Staking of ETH, DOT, SOL and ADA from inside the account, with Swissquote keeping 20% of rewards
Bank Frick 13 of 16 · staking: yes
Allowed: Staking of ETH, ADA, XTZ, SOL, DOT, POL and ATOM, rewards credited to the client's crypto account
Watch out: Staking may be unavailable or limited depending on the client's country of residence
Bitcoin Suisse 11 of 16 · staking: yes
Allowed: Stake ETH, SOL, DOT, ADA and other proof of stake assets, with rewards paid to the account
PostFinance 9 of 16 · staking: yes
Allowed: Ethereum staking from 0.1 ETH, with rewards credited to the account
Watch out: Staking is Ethereum only so far

Questions people ask

Which Swiss bank lets a regular retail customer stake crypto?

Swissquote and PostFinance. Swissquote stakes ETH, DOT, SOL and ADA from inside a normal account and keeps 20% of the rewards. PostFinance stakes Ethereum only, from 0.1 ETH, with rewards credited to the account. Sygnum, AMINA Bank, Bank Frick and Bitcoin Suisse also stake but require qualified investor status or large minimums.

How much of the staking reward does the bank keep?

Where a figure is published, AMINA Bank keeps 15% and Swissquote keeps 20%. Sygnum, Bank Frick, Bitcoin Suisse and PostFinance do not state a cut in the data we hold, so check the fee schedule before assuming rewards arrive in full. Bank Frick also warns staking may be limited or unavailable depending on your country of residence.

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