{
  "id": 6792891,
  "title": "Bitcoin Suisse to shift up to half of Swiss jobs abroad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/bitcoin-suisse-to-shift-up-to-half-of-swiss-jobs-abroad",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-11T19:46:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-suisse-to-shift-up-to-half-of-swiss-jobs-abroad"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bitcoin Suisse, a Swiss crypto financial services firm, intends to relocate up to half of its Swiss workforce to overseas locations as it grows its global wealth and asset management business, according to Finews. The company, founded in Zug in 2013, offers crypto trading, custody, staking, and lending services. Approximately 60 out of the 120 Swiss positions could be impacted, primarily in back-office and administrative roles. The affected functions are planned to be moved to lower-cost hubs in Bratislava and Vietnam, where Bitcoin Suisse aims to establish a new location in the near future. CEO Andrej Majcen cited cost as the primary reason for the relocation, asserting that operating the affected services in Bratislava and Vietnam would be considerably less expensive. He emphasized that the restructuring is part of Bitcoin Suisse's broader strategy to expand internationally and build a more extensive wealth and asset management business, rather than a response to any weakness in the crypto market. In June, the company announced plans to target institutional clients, family offices, asset managers, and high-net-worth individuals, stepping beyond its Swiss market and evolving into a global wealth management platform. Bitcoin Suisse secured licenses in Liechtenstein and Bermuda earlier this year, and its Middle East subsidiary received full regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi in July.",
  "summary": "The Swiss crypto financial services firm plans to move back-office functions to lower-cost international hubs as it expands its global wealth and asset management business, according to Finews.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}