ABOUT US
Altenburg Capital specialises in secure, over-collateralised fiat lending against digital assets. Collateral is locked in third-party qualified custody under tripartite agreement and never rehypothecated — mitigating counterparty risk.
Backed by an advanced real-time risk engine for margin monitoring, margin calls and liquidations, Altenburg's lending operation is built for institutions and is approved and supervised by the Financial Market Authority in Liechtenstein.
Our Team
Altenburg’s leadership team combines deep traditional finance expertise with significant digital asset and regulatory knowledge.
David L. Arnold - CEO
David brings two decades of experience in equity capital markets, having served as a top-ranked Industrials sector analyst at global banks including Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Barclays Capital and Citigroup. He transitioned to digital assets in 2020 as Co-Head of Digital Assets at BTIG. His most recent role prior to co-founding Altenburg was in Business Development at Hidden Road Partners (now Ripple Prime), a leading digital asset prime broker. David holds a Master’s degree in Econometrics & Economic History from the London School of Economics and a BSc (Hons) in History and Philosophy from University College London.
Marcel Hostettler - Chairman
Marcel Hostettler is Founder and Managing Partner of Allegra Law, a law firm based in Zurich and Vaduz, where he advises on corporate and capital markets law with a particular focus on digital assets and blockchain technology. Admitted to the Swiss bar since 2004, he is a member of SIX Group’s Regulatory Board. Prior to founding Allegra Law, he served as Head of the Resolution Group at FINMA, where he was instrumental in Switzerland’s “Too big to fail” regime and the development of the Swiss Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Act. Marcel holds an MBA from IE Business School Madrid and an MA in Finance from the University of Zurich.
Tim Franks - CFO and COO
Tim Franks is a seasoned finance and digital asset professional with over 25 years of experience in investment banking. Throughout his career, Tim has held senior leadership roles across equities, fixed income, FX, and derivatives at major institutions, including Citigroup, HSBC (Managing Director), and Bank of China (Managing Director and Head of Institutional Sales). He currently serves as Treasury Advisor to the board of Hamak Strategy, a UK main board listed company focused on digital assets and gold. Tim holds a BSc (Hons) from Imperial College at Wye College and is a member of the CFA Institute.
Key Aspects
Collateral Type: Digital Assets
Clients: Institutional Only
Minimum Loan Size: USD 5 Million
Collateral Management: COLLATERAL OWNERSHIP REMAINS WITH THE BORROWER
Custody: Collateral is held under tripartite agreement with qualified custodians
Risk Management and Monitoring: 24/7 real-time automated portfolio & loan book risk margin monitoring
Rehypothecation: NOT PERMITTED
Margin Call/Liquidation: Margin calls and liquidations are manually executed
Loan Currency: USD (CHF, EUR, GBP also available on request)
Auditing: Audited monthly and anually by independent auditors