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Swiss National Bank Chair Jordan Discusses Two Alternatives to Wholesale CBDC

7.5.2024
The Swiss National Bank is investigating alternative options to its wholesale CBDC, said Thomas Jordan, the bank's chairman of governing board. The post Swiss National Bank Chair Jordan Discusses Two Alternatives to Wholesale CBDC appeared first on Cryptonews

Swiss National Bank Chief Raises Concerns About Adding Bitcoin to Currency Reserves

27.4.2024
The chairman of the Swiss National Bank has expressed reservations about incorporating bitcoin into the central bank’s currency reserves. He stated that no decision has been made yet to invest in bitcoin, underscoring the necessity for currency reserves to be liquid, sustainable, and easily...

Bitcoiners Seek Constitutional Reform to Allow Swiss National Bank to Purchase Bitcoin

24.4.2024
Yves Bennaïm, founder and chair of 2B4CH, a Swiss pro-Bitcoin think tank, is launching a popular initiative to amend the country’s constitution to allow its central bank to purchase and hold bitcoin. The initiative is also supported by Bitcoin Suisse President Luzius Meisser, who believes...

Swiss National Bank to Work With SIX Digital Exchange, 6 Banks on Wholesale CBDC Pilot

2.11.2023
The Helvetia Phase III pilot will create a tokenized version of the franc as a settlement instrument between financial institutions for digital assets on the exchange

Swiss Central Bank to Launch Wholesale CBDC Soon Says Chairman Thomas Jordan

28.6.2023
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) said it plans to issue a wholesale central bank digital currency as a pilot via SIX Digital Exchange, a subsidiary of SIX, an operator of infrastructure for the Swiss and Spanish financial centers. SNB chairman Thomas Jordan said while the Central Bank has not ruled...

Swiss central bank announces plans for wholesale CBDC pilot with ‘real money’: Report

26.6.2023
Thomas Jordan, head of the Swiss National Bank, announced the project at a conference in Zurich; bank still feels “prudent” about a retail CBDC, though

The Credit Suisse Buyout and the Lingering Risks to the Banking Sector

20.3.2023

Banking crisis: What does it mean for crypto?

17.3.2023
In our latest Cointelegraph Report, we broke down the main events that led to the collapse of Silvergate, SVB and Signature Bank and explain what this all could mean for crypto

Swiss National Bank says it would support credit Suisse if necessary

15.3.2023
Swiss regulators reaffirm the soundness of the Swiss financial system, following recent concerns about Credit Suisse

Swiss National Bank Trials CBDC in Transactions With Five Banks

14.1.2022
The Swiss National Bank has successfully employed a wholesale CBDC to settle transactions with five commercial banks, the monetary authority announced. The tests are part of an experiment carried out together with the Bank for International Settlements and Switzerland’s financial services...

Central Banks of France, Switzerland and BIS Complete Cross-Border CBDC Trial

9.12.2021
Bank of France, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), and the Bank for International Settlements have successfully tested the application of wholesale central bank digital currency in cross-border payments. The project used distributed ledger technology and was realized with help from private firms....

Blockchain not suitable for CBDC, says Swiss national bank economist

25.6.2021
Global economists continue to question the implications of blockchain implementation for central bank digital currencies

Swiss, French Central Banks to Trial Wholesale CBDC Settlements With BIS and Private Sector

11.6.2021
The central banks of Switzerland and France are joining hands with the Bank for International Settlements to test wholesale central bank digital currencies in cross-border transactions. The experiment will be conducted with the help of a private sector consortium led by Accenture. European Central...