Binance affiliated Swiss FlowBank bankrupt, massive fdusd flows visible onchain for redemptions

Swiss online bank FlowBank SA, known for serving crypto clients, was placed into bankruptcy by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) on 13 June 2024 after the regulator found the bank no longer met minimum capital requirements and was likely over‑indebted. FINMA withdrew FlowBank’s banking and securities dealer licence, halted all commercial activities, froze accounts, and appointed law firm Walder Wyss as liquidator, with an initial focus on repaying privileged deposits up to CHF 100,000 per client from the bank’s remaining assets. All foreign‑currency deposits were converted to Swiss francs and derivative positions such as CFDs were forcibly closed as part of the wind‑down. FlowBank had positioned itself as a crypto‑friendly Swiss institution and appears in reserve disclosures and market commentary linked to several stablecoin issuers, which is why its failure is attracting attention in on‑chain data circles. Protos reported that FlowBank was previously listed as a banking partner for the TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoin before disappearing from its public disclosures, and that FINMA’s findings highlighted “numerous higher‑risk business relationships and large transactions” without adequate investigation. Separately, Binance community commentary has tied FlowBank’s bankruptcy to stress around First Digital USD (FDUSD) and other stablecoins, with large on‑chain flows interpreted as redemptions; however, public regulatory and court documents so far only confirm FlowBank’s insolvency process and general depositor treatment, not specific FDUSD reserve exposures. The case underscores the counterparty and concentration risk stablecoin issuers and their users face when reserve assets sit with a small set of lightly disclosed banking partners, and it is being closely watched as a test of how Swiss bank resolution handles crypto‑linked client balances. Binance‑related impact has also surfaced via Anchored Coins, issuer of the euro‑denominated stablecoin AEUR, which announced it had stopped onboarding new customers and halted AEUR redemptions after disclosing that part of its reserves were held at FlowBank. According to a Binance research note, around €63 million of AEUR reserves may be affected, raising questions about the token’s ability to maintain 1:1 redemption as long as funds remain trapped in the bankruptcy estate. Under Swiss law, AEUR holders with claims on FlowBank may have to share any potential shortfall proportionally, and recovery will depend on the outcome and timing of the liquidation process overseen by FINMA and the court‑appointed liquidator.

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• FlowBank Bankruptcy 2024: What Happened To Customers? (thepoorswiss.com)
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