Swiss banking firm Swissquote Group (SQN) cut full-year revenue and profit forecasts after first-half net crypto income fell 66.2% to 14.6 million Swiss francs ($18 million).
Crypto trading volume at the Gland, Switzerland-based fintech dropped 63.5% to 2.58 billion Swiss francs, according to its results presentation. The company cut its net revenue outlook for the year by around 30 million francs to 730 million francs.
Swissquote said price declines across most cryptocurrencies caused the business to miss its initial assumptions. Bitcoin , the largest cryptocurrency, fell 33% in the six months ended June 30. Ether , the second-largest, dropped 47% and the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) lost 40%.
“The revised guidance…
