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Credit Suisse Is Latest Bank to Charge Clients for Cash Deposits
22.10.2019
In a normal world savers are expected to receive compensation for giving their money to the bank. Instead, due to negative interest rates, we are now seeing more financial institutions actually charging their clients for fiat cash deposits, with Credit Suisse the latest big bank to join in on this...
Switzerland’s Swiss Federal Council To Scan The Stablecoins and Blockchain Projects
17.10.2019
The globally reputed regulatory organization, the Swiss Federal Council has revealed its intentions to continue keeping a sharp scrutinizing eye on the development of new digital technologies like blockchain and stablecoin projects uprooting in different corners of the world. According to a news...
Swiss Federal Council Continues to Monitor Stablecoins and Blockchain
16.10.2019
The Swiss Federal Council is keeping close tabs on global stablecoin projects and their possible opportunities and challenges
Binance Coin (BNB) Unveiled as ETP on Six Swiss Stock Exchange
16.10.2019
Malta-based leading digital asset trading platform, Binance has added one more feather to its credit by entering into a strategic partnership with tech firm Amun AG. The crucial partnership has led to the launch of BNB, the native currency of Binance, as an Exchange Traded Product or ETP on...
Physically-Backed Binance Coin ETP Launches on Swiss Stock Exchange
15.10.2019
Swiss SIX exchange gets another crypto ETP — Binance Coin
BNB-Based Crypto ETP Now Live on Swiss SIX Stock Exchange
15.10.2019
The new exchange traded product (ETP) will be underlaid by $20 million worth of Binance coin
Diversified Crypto Fund Receives FINRA Regulatory Approval
15.10.2019
Grayscale Investments has received regulatory approval to publicly quote shares of its diversified crypto fund. The product, which is the firm’s only diversified offering, invests in five main cryptocurrencies. In addition, the firm offers nine single-asset investment funds, some of which...
Swiss Central Bank to Explore Use of Digital Franc in Settling Trades
9.10.2019
Switzerland’s central bank and the SIX stock exchange will study using a central bank digital currency to settle trades of tokenized assets
Swiss National Bank to Research CBDCs at New BIS Innovation Hub Centre
8.10.2019
The Swiss National Bank and SIX Group to research digital central bank money within new BIS Innovation Hub
7 Crypto ETPs Now Trading on Main Swiss Stock Exchange
4.10.2019
Switzerland’s principal stock exchange now has seven cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed. They allow investors to either gain exposure to individual cryptocurrencies or invest in portfolios of top cryptocurrencies. Four ETPs track the prices of single cryptocurrencies. Also...
Swiss Exchange SIX Lists Joint Bitcoin and Ether Exchange-Traded Product
3.10.2019
Switzerland’s SIX exchange welcomes another crypto ETP
SIX Exchange Launches First Crypto ETP in Swiss Franc
3.10.2019
Swiss stock exchange SIX has listed the Amun Bitcoin Suisse BTC/ETH exchange-traded product (ETP)
Swiss Regulator Fears Crypto’s Dark Corners, Libra Not So Much
2.10.2019
Switzerland’s regulator is more wary of crypto projects that develop outside of official scrutiny than he is of Libra
Swiss Regulator FINMA Won’t Impede Libra’s Development
1.10.2019
Speaking on Libra, Mark Branson, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority CEO, said “We are not here to make such projects impossible.”
Swiss Digital Exchange Plans ‘Initial Digital Offering’ in 2020: Report
1.10.2019
After postponing its launch for Q4 2020, Swiss Digital Exchange revealed plans for an initial digital offering in the middle of 2020
Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Lines Up Buyers for ‘Initial Digital Offering’
30.9.2019
Swiss stock exchange SIX's SDX blockchain platform has organized a consortium of institutions to back its "initial digital offering" set for mid-2020
Former Head of UBS Shares Excitement Over the “Powerful” Crypto Banking Potential
29.9.2019
The ex-CEO of the largest bank of Switzerland, UBS, Peter Wuffli, has stated that he intends to tap into the 220 billion dollar market of private individuals, as well as institutions, that already own digital currencies. At present, Wuffli serves as the director of Sygnum, a Swiss cryptocurrency...
Swiss Banks Team With Fintechs to Enter the Crypto Space
25.9.2019
Multiple joint projects between banks and crypto companies based in Switzerland now offer customers the opportunity to invest in digital assets and take advantage of banking services related to cryptocurrencies. It’s all happening in a regulated environment, generally friendly towards...
Four Swiss Firms Obtain funding from EU to Create Secure Quantum Communication Infrastructure
24.9.2019
Earlier this month, the European Commission announced the launch of OPENQKD, a project that will install test quantum communication infrastructures in several European countries. The 3-year research project, as suggested by its developers, would be critical in the fields of telecommunications...
SIX Swiss Exchange Postpones Launch of Blockchain-Powered Digital Exchange
23.9.2019
SIX Swiss Exchange has postponed the launch of its blockchain-based SIX Digital Exchange