Switzerland's most established crypto financial services firm has secured its gateway into the Gulf. BTCS (Middle East) Ltd., the regional subsidiary of Bitcoin Suisse Group, has received full Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, Abu Dhabi's international financial centre — authorizing it to offer regulated digital asset services to institutional and professional clients across the United Arab Emirates.

What the License Unlocks

The FSP caps a multi-stage licensing process and allows BTCS ME to roll out a full suite of services in a compliant environment: institutional-grade custody, trading in approved virtual assets, and tools for managing and hedging digital asset exposure. Each client is paired with a dedicated relationship manager — an extension of the high-touch service model the firm built its name on in Switzerland.

The company says the entity is also positioned to offer clients access to tokenized real-world assets as that market matures, an area drawing intense institutional interest across the region.

A Decade of Track Record Behind the Move

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Zug, Bitcoin Suisse arrives in the UAE with credentials few crypto firms can match: more than a decade of operations across multiple market cycles, roughly $3.7 billion in crypto assets under custody, and a position as the world's fourth-largest staking operator. The group employs over 200 people across Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the UAE, and Bermuda, serving institutions, foundations, family offices, asset managers, and high-net-worth individuals.

The Middle East expansion is led by Ceyda Majcen, CEO and Senior Executive Officer of BTCS ME, who called the authorization a major milestone in the group's international growth strategy and a reflection of the resilient infrastructure, risk frameworks, and client relationships built over more than ten years.

Abu Dhabi's Growing Pull for Global Crypto Firms

The license also says something about the destination. Arvind Ramamurthy, Chief Market Development Officer at ADGM, welcomed the arrival, noting that the expansion reinforces the strength and maturity of Abu Dhabi's digital asset ecosystem, which continues to draw global institutions looking for regulatory clarity and market access.

For Bitcoin Suisse, the UAE foothold slots into a broader ambition to become a leading global wealth management partner for digital assets — and it places the firm squarely in one of the world's fastest-growing hubs for institutional crypto adoption.

Source: Company announcement via Chainwire, hosted by The Block. Figures cited are from the company’s press release.