15 May 2025
Ian Simpson | 2 min read
Sophistication in financial markets is inevitable. In crypto markets it is just getting started. And banks – especially those with a long track record in the industry – are set to play a key role. One of these is Bank Frick, a pioneering bank from Liechtenstein who has been active in the blockchain and crypto space since 2015.
In this episode of RULEMATCH Spot On, host Ian Simpson sat down with Adam Retkes, Digital Assets Analyst at Bank Frick and discussed how the bank is levelling up its services – adding sophisticated solutions for more demanding institutional clients, also with the addition of Sponsored Access to RULEMATCH.
Episode show notes:
(00:45) Intro
(1:28) The number of Bank Frick clients
(3:02) The changing clientele and changing tech stack
(5:27) How the space is becoming more professional
(6:56) Getting “used to” banking-grade compliance
(8:52) Bank Frick as an educator
(10:36) Bringing degens into a private bank
(12:09) The entrepreneurial spirit
(12:45) Talking about crypto funds
(14:24) The new world of algo hedge funds
(15:52) TradFi old-timers seeking alpha with old tools
(17:13) Continued fragmented liquidity and the global dollar
(19:10) Serving hedge funds better
(19:54) Announcing Sponsored Access on RULEMATCH
(20:25) Explaining Sponsored Access
(22:16) Capital efficiency with Sponsored Access
(23:19) What is built-in leverage?
(24:20) How clearing makes things easier
(25:41) Low-latency as a key benefit
(27:03) The old becomes new
(28:27) Maintaining the same compliance and risk standards for banks
(30:26) The thing about “walled gardens”
(31:13) The challenge of crypto-fiat transfers and Bank Frick’s solution
(32:29) A lack of correspondent banks
(33:19) Bank Frick as a crypto “systemically relevant bank”
(34:13) Stablecoins as the way forward
(35:48) The landscape of regulated stablecoins
(37:08) The role of the euro and euro-denominated stablecoins
(40:31) Building walled gardens for stablecoins
(42:04) Looking into the crystal ball
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