Blockchain/Bitcoin
Investment Firm Paradigm Launches New US$2.5 Billion Crypto Fund
Paradigm, a crypto-focused investment firm based in San Francisco, announced a new US$2.5 billion venture fund to continue funding next generation crypto companies and protocols. The firm said that the size of the fund is reflective of crypto being the most
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New BIS Paper Delves Into History of CBDC Initiatives
Most central banks around the world are either researching or launching their own central bank digital currency (CBDC), a trend driven by technological advances, changing consumer behavior, and disruptive forces including cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. In a new paper titled Central
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G+D Named a Winner of Singapore Fintech Festival’s Global CBDC Challenge
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Munich-based security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) was one of the three winners of the Global Central Bank Digital Currency Challenge (Global CBDC Challenge) The challenge was a part of the Singapore Fintech Festival
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HWZ Zertifikate neu auf Swisscom Blockchain gespeichert
Die HWZ startet einen Pilotversuch mit der Swisscom: 44 Absolvierende der Studiengänge CAS Digital Finance HWZ und CAS Digital Insurance HWZ erhalten neben dem offiziellen HWZ-Zertifikat auch ein fälschungssicheres Blockchain-Zertifikat. Der Einsatz dieses elektronischen Siegels soll in Zukunft unter anderem auf der Ebene eines
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Schweizer Betreibungsauszüge auf der Blockchain
Betreibungsschalter-Plus.ch bietet neu mit Blockchain-Siegel versehene elektronische Betreibungsauszüge an. Damit hat der Empfänger oder die Empfängerin eines Betreibungsauszugs die Sicherheit, dass die Daten echt sind. Die Blockchain-Technologie bietet einen innovativen Ansatz für die Versiegelung von Dokumenten. Betreibungsauszüge mit einem Blockchain-basierten
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Digital Currency Group Raises US$700 Million From Softbank, Google’s Capital G
Digital Currency Group (DCG) announced that it has closed a secondary investment round by selling more than US$700 million of its shares and is now valued at US$10 billion. SoftBank’s Vision Fund II and Latin American Fund led a syndicate of
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Crypto Trading Platform BitMEX Expands Its Footprint to Switzerland
BitMEX, a peer-to-peer crypto trading platform, announced the expansion of its footprint to Switzerland. Switzerland will be home to BitMEX Link, a brokerage service for the adoption and trading of digital assets. The company also intends to apply for a
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Swiss Universities Ranked Amongst World’s Best for Blockchain
CoinDesk, a news site specializing in blockchain and digital assets, has released its annual ranking of the world’s top universities for blockchain, naming three Swiss institutions in the top 30. The CoinDesk University Ranking uses a scoring system to rank
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A Look Into Switzerland’s Distributed Ledger Technology Act
This year, the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) bill entered into full force in Switzerland, opening up new opportunities and business models by providing legal clarity in areas including ledger-based securities and digital securities exchanges. The new legal framework entered into
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Mastercard and Bakkt Strikes up Crypto Partnership
Mastercard and Bakkt announced a multifaceted partnership at Money20/20 to enable merchants, banks and fintechs in the U.S. to offer cryptocurrency solutions and services. Bakkt is a digital currency company that specialises in concurrency, rewards, and loyalty points. It will now
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