The CEO of Swiss banking giant UBS, Ralph Hamers, has described crypto as an „untested asset category” in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
„We feel that crypto itself is still an untested asset category,” says UBS CEO Ralph Hamers. He tells @ManusCranny he doesn’t have crypto FOMO https://t.co/WoyYpqfqiQ pic.twitter.com/qIwAIejwx7
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) July 20, 2021
In the interview, Hamers said that the bank’s clients have asked about crypto. „Clients are looking at different alternatives,” he said. „They hear about crypto—and there is a bit of a fear of missing out as well, they read it in the papers—but they also see the volatility. So honestly, we advise with caution, we don’t offer it actively.”
UBS and crypto
UBS, which holds $1.2 trillion in assets under management, has taken a broadly skeptical stance on cryptocurrency in the past. In 2020, a report by the bank dismissed the idea that Bitcoin is a safe-haven asset, citing its volatility and vulnerability to pric
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