Blockchain/Bitcoin
Revolut is Now a Fully Registered Crypto Service Provider in the UK
Digital money app Revolut has been approved by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to offer cryptocurrency products and services in the country. The company was previously providing crypto buying, selling and trading services under the the FCA’s temporary
Read More
Coinbase Gets Greenlight to Operate Its Crypto Exchange in the Netherlands
Coinbase has secured regulatory approval from the Dutch central bank as a crypto service provider, allowing it to offer its full suite of retail, institutional, and ecosystem products to customers in the country. This makes Coinbase one of the first
Read More
Swiss and Liechtenstein Crypto Assets Ecosystem Continues to Grow Despite Market Turmoil
In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the crypto assets investment ecosystem continues to grow and mature, despite market volatility and declining trading volumes, a new report by the Institute of Financial Services Zug (IFZ) of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and
Read More
Crypto App hi and Mastercard Launch Debit Card With NFT Customisation
Crypto app hi and Mastercard have launched the world’s first debit card with NFT avatar customisation, allowing cardholders to personalise their card with an NFT avatar that they verifiably own. The card will initially be available to hi members in
Read More
Web3 Investco Acquires Luxembourg Crypto Platform Blocktrade
Zug-based private equity firm Web3 Investco has signed a definitive agreement to buy 100 percent of the voting shares of Luxembourg-based digital asset exchange Blocktrade from the Elite Club Foundation. Blocktrade was founded in 2018 before being acquired by Swiss
Read More
Japan’s Nomura Holdings Picks Switzerland for its New Digital Assets Business
Japanese financial services group Nomura Holdings has established a new digital assets business in Switzerland called Laser Digital, with Steven Ashley as Chairman and Jez Mohideen as CEO. According to the company, Switzerland was selected as the location for the
Read More
Portofino Technologies Raises US$50M to Scale Its HFT Crypto Infrastructure
Digital asset trading technology provider Portofino Technologies has raised over US$50 million in equity funding from Valar Ventures, Global Founders Capital and Coatue to scale its technology across the full crypto infrastructure value chain. The company, founded by former Citadel
Read More
ECB Selects 5 Companies to Jointly Develop Prototype Digital Euro User Interfaces
The European Central Bank (ECB) will collaborate with five companies to develop potential user interfaces for the digital euro to test how well the technology behind a digital euro integrates with prototypes developed by companies. Simulated transactions will be initiated
Read More
Press Communication in the Metaverse: Rent a PR Cooperates With Zreality
Access to the metaverse is complex and expensive, which is why it is so far used almost exclusively by large companies. The Zurich and Verbier-based PR agency Rent a PR, which has been providing on-demand public relations and communications consulting
Read More
Crypto Financial Product Provider 21.co Raises US$25M at Unicorn Valuation
Crypto solutions provider 21.co has raised a US$25 million round led by Marshall Wace at a US$2 billion valuation, making it Switzerland’s largest crypto unicorn. The round, which included investors, such as Collab+Currency, Quiet Ventures, ETFS Capital and Valor Equity
Read More