Blockchain/Bitcoin
Shift Crypto und Pocket Bitcoin verkünden langfristige Partnerschaft
Shift Crypto, der Schweizer Hardware-Wallet-Hersteller, geht eine Partnerschaft mit Pocket Bitcoin ein. Pocket Bitcoin ist ein Schweizer Bitcoin-Broker, der die einfachste Möglichkeit bietet, Bitcoin direkt auf die eigene Wallet zu stacken. Beide Unternehmen haben ihren Sitz in der Schweiz und
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Schweizer Bitcoin Startup Relai schliesst $4.5M Finanzierungsrunde ab
Relai, die Schweizer Bitcoin-App, gibt eine Investitionsrunde in Höhe von 4,5 Millionen US-Dollar bekannt, die von ego death capital angeführt wird. Weitere Investoren sind Timechain, Cabrit Capital und Lightning Ventures. An der Investitionsrunde beteiligten sich auch der Hauptinvestor von Relai,
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DZ Bank Selects Metaco Solution for Institutional Digital Asset Custody Offering
Metaco announces its cooperation with DZ Bank. As a central institution, DZ Bank (DZ provides a multitude of services, particularly asset management services, being one of the largest German custodians, with €297 billion assets under custody at the end of
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Siemens Issues First Digital Bond on Blockchain
Siemens is one of the first companies in Germany to issue a digital bond, in accordance with Germany’s Electronic Securities Act. Worth 60 million, it has a maturity of one year and is underpinned by a public blockchain. Issuing the
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Digital Asset Infrastructure Provider Taurus Raises USD 65m Series B From Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank
Geneva based Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus annunced a USD 65 million Series B capital raise from strategic investors. Taurus’ Series B round is led by Credit Suisse and includes participation from new institutional investors such as Deutsche Bank, Pictet
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OneSpan Inks Deal to Acquire Aussie Blockchain Tech Provider ProvenDB
Cybersecurity technology company OneSpan has inked a deal to acquire Australia-based blockchain technology provider ProvenDB for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is anticipated to close during the first quarter of 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions. Through this
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Crypto Money Laundering Reaches New Heights; Totaled US$23.8B in 2022
In 2022, cryptocurrency money laundering reached a new record, with illicit addresses sending US$23.8 billion worth of crypto, a figure which represents a 68% year-on-year (YoY) increase, new data from Chainalysis, an American blockchain analysis firm, show. Just under half
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EU “Tokenise Europe 2025” Initiative Aims to Boosts Asset Tokenization
A new initiative called Tokenise Europe 2025 is being spearheaded by the European Commission (EC) and the German Banking Association to tap into the potential of asset tokenization and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to strengthen the bloc’s competitiveness and build
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Boerse Stuttgart Deepens Digital Asset Partnership with Axel Springer and SBI
Boerse Stuttgart Group strengthens its digital business and further expands its strategic partnership with Axel Springer and SBI Group via SBI Digital Asset Holdings. Both partners deepen their investment and are now invested in the entire digital business of Boerse
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SIX Ventures and Circle Invest in Swiss Blockchain Startup Obligate (FQX)
Obligate, formerly known as FQX, announced it has successfully closed a seed extension funding round, allowing them to scale their blockchain-based platform for bonds and commercial paper. Blockchange Ventures and Circle Ventures join initial seed co-investors Earlybird and SIX Fintech
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