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Front Conference in Zürich

15.8.2019
(This is a sponsored post.) I'm so excited to be heading to Zürich, Switzerland for Front Conference (Love that name and URL!). I've never been to Switzerland before, so I'm excited about that, but of course, the web nerd in me is excited to be at the conference with lots of fellow webfolk. Some...

Swiss SIX Digital Exchange CEO Departs Due to ‘Strategic Differences’

15.8.2019
CEO of Switzerland's SIX Digital Exchange, Martin Halblaub, leaves after eight months on the job

Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again

8.8.2019
With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling to find ways to preserve their wealth, while USB and others scramble to dam the losses resulting from national negative interest rate policy...

Largest Stock Broking Company of Switzerland Allows Crypto Trading

5.8.2019
Biggest online trading and banking group of Switzerland, Swissquote will now be supporting the trading of various cryptocurrencies. The user from now will be allowed to credit, trade, and withdraw cryptocurrencies on the platform. The user can also transfer digital currencies from exterior wallets...

SEC Commissioner: US Could Draw Crypto Policy From These Countries

5.8.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could learn from other countries when finalizing its own crypto regulation, Commissioner Hester Peirce explains. While highlighting peculiar and notable features of the U.S. system, the commissioner emphasizes cross-border considerations, detailing...

PR: Uruguayan President Meets With the Founder of SCRY

2.8.2019
Uruguay, nicknamed South America’s Switzerland, has always taken a positive attitude towards the development of science and technology and information economy as well as science and technology services, thus becoming the first Latin American country to step into 5G information this year. Miss...

Crypto Exchange and Custodian Smart Valor Goes Live in Switzerland

30.7.2019
With $3.25 million in new funding, Smart Valor says it's launching the first regulated bitcoin exchange in crypto-friendly Switzerland

Crypto-Focused Finance App Aximetria Wins License From Swiss Regulator

29.7.2019
Aximetria, a firm offering a personal finance app for fiat and cryptocurrencies, has been awarded a financial intermediary license in Switzerland

Facebook Libra Hasn’t Responded to Information Request: Swiss Watchdog

24.7.2019
Facebook hasn't responded to a request by Switzerland’s data privacy regulator for more details on Libra, despite the project being based in Geneva

Swiss Crypto Broker Bitcoin Suisse Applies for Banking and Securities Licenses

17.7.2019
These anticipatory steps have been taking in face of a "maturing" regulatory environment, as the firm plans to expand its crypto-related financial services

PR: Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority Approves Tokenized Real Estate Investment Product

17.7.2019
CROWDLITOKEN AG pioneers and starts distribution of a digital bond – European retail investors benefit as well For the first time in Europe, the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA) has approved the offering prospectus for a tokenised real estate investment product. CROWDLITOKEN AG...

New Cambridge Research Shows That Bitcoin Consumes More Power Than Entire Switzerland

6.7.2019
Cryptocurrencies are high energy consuming assets, and Bitcoin is expectedly the highest consumer. However, the recent research by the University of Cambridge is something bigger than most would have expected. Bitcoin consumes more electricity than the entire nation of Switzerland. As of now,...

The Swiss Are Onto Something: Facebook, Libra and the Case for Decentralization

4.7.2019
A recent letter from the U.S. House of Representatives to social media giant Facebook has crypto users speculating feverishly. The implications of the letter, and Calibra CEO David Marcus’ recent response, will inform the future of money not only in America, but worldwide. House Chairwoman...

US Congress Requests Moratorium on Facebook’s Libra Stablecoin

3.7.2019
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services requested that Facebook imposes a moratorium on the development of its stablecoin

SIX Fintech Ventures Buys Stake In Digital ID Outfit PXL Vision

2.7.2019
Over the past half a decade or so, the Fintech industry has grown into a veritable behemoth, and much of the credit must go to the innovators who have worked tirelessly to make it another pillar of the financial industry. In that regard, SIX Fintech Ventures has also been one of the more...