5 Swiss Crypto Funds to Watch in 2024
The Swiss fund industry is strong. But the Swiss crypto fund industry is unique.
Naturally, many funds still use the services of jurisdictions “further afield” - think British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands or Luxembourg.
But when it comes to crypto financial services - Switzerland continues to provide a unique nexus of legal, financial and regulatory standards and service providers.
Here are 5 Swiss crypto funds that have realized this - and taken advantage.
Keep an eye on them and what they’re doing.
Tendex
Founded by two entrepreneurial co-founders from South Africa, James Kilroe and Geoffrey van Ryneveld, Tendex has a market neutral crypto fund underpinned by proprietary technical infrastructure, algorithms and strategies with a focus on mid- to low-latency market making activities. Tendex also offers its technology and market making capabilities to 3rd-parties. The Tendex Fund I has been consistently awarded for performance by BarclayHedge.
DCAP
With a strong focus on Web3 and a broad opportunities in the space, the multi-strat fund from DCAP stands out in its own way. It has also differentiated itself by launching a fully-FINMA regulated fund - choosing to domicile its fund in Switzerland rather than other popular fund locations. Founder Claudio Schneider is supported by a team with diverse backgrounds from both traditional finance and the blockchain/crypto space.
SwissRex
Co-founders Desirée Valleure and Reto Stifler founded Crypto Consulting AG in 2018 and launched the SwissRex fund soon after. The fund employs a token-only, multi-asset strategy and was unfortunate enough to get caught out during the fall of FTX. It has since changed its partners and providers - and continues to boast a total return since inception of over 600%.
The Well
The Well is a discreet crypto fund with a strong quantitative focus. Led by CEO Thomas Laumer and CIO Lukas Widdmann, the fund leverages advanced mathematical models to navigate the complexities of cryptocurrency markets. The Well has published periodical crypto market research on its Insights blog
SwissOne Capital
aLed by Founder Michael Pawlowski and CEO Stefan Bassler, SwissOne Capital has launched multiple funds including one focused on the metaverse and its more “traditional” SwissOne Smart Top 50 Index fund which holds a dynamic basket of the top 50 crypto assets by market cap. Its partners include Maerki Baumann, Crypto Broker AG and AK Jenson Ltd.
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