Blockchain/Bitcoin
BBVA Spain Joins Ant Group’s Blockchain-Based Trading Platform Trusple
BBVA has signed an agreement to integrate its cross-border payment and financing services on Trusple, a blockchain-based trading platform powered by Alibaba’s affiliate Ant Group, for greater transparency and security. Trusple aims to accelerate the digital transformation and facilitate the
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Crypto Firm Circle Announces Intentions To Be a National Digital Currency Bank
Circle, creator of the second largest stablecoin USDC, announced its intention to become a full-reserve national commercial bank, operating under the supervision of the Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Federal Deposit
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Austrian Unicorn Bitpanda To Invest €10 Million for a Blockchain Hub
Bitpanda, the Austrian digital investment platform which recently achieved unicorn status, announced that it will be investing €10 million over the next two years into the newly launched Blockchain Research & Development Hub. The new Blockchain Research & Development Hub
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SEBA Bank Strengthens APAC Presence With Appointment of New Asia CEO
SEBA Bank, a digital assets firm with a Swiss banking license from FINMA, announced the appointment of Sam Lin as its Chief Executive Officer for Asia with immediate effect. This appointment is in line with SEBA Bank’s aim to strengthen
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2 Schweizer Krypto-Startups im Mastercard Accelerator dabei
Mastercard startet ein weiteres globales Startup-Engagement-Programm. Start Path unterstützt schnell wachsende junge Unternehmen aus den Bereichen Digital Assets, Blockchain und Kryptowährungen. Sieben Startups haben sich dem Programm angeschlossen: GK8, Domain Money, Mintable (Singapore), SupraOracles, STACS (Singapore), Taurus und Uphold. Gemeinsam mit Mastercard werden sie in
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What are Stablecoins and What Risks and Opportunities Do They Bring?
Stablecoins, or digital tokens with values tied to fiat currencies or other assets, have surged in popularity over the past year on the back of booming cryptocurrency transaction activity, the emergence of decentralized finance (DeFi), and a large rise in
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2021, a Tipping Point for Digital Asset Adoption in Switzerland
2021 was the tipping point for the acceptance of cryptocurrencies and digital assets in Switzerland. Investors entered the space at a rapid pace and client demand became simply too large to brush aside. Meanwhile, financial institutions started actively joining the
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Nassim Taleb Now Calls Bitcoin Worthless, Too Volatile to be a Useful Currency or Store of Value
Not only does bitcoin fail to satisfy the notion of being a currency without a government, but the cryptocurrency is also not a reliable inflation hedge nor a safe haven investment, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a probability researcher and former quantitative
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Julius Baer Taps Wecan Comply’s Blockchain-Based Compliance Platform
Swiss wealth management group Julius Baer has formed a partnership with Wecan Comply, a blockchain-based compliance platform for private banks and external asset managers. Wecan Comply’s solution helps prevent compliance and administrative work from overwhelming the day-to-day activities of asset
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Mastercard Taps Circle for Payment Settlement Pilot With USDC Stablecoin
Circle and Mastercard announced an engagement to use the USD Coin (USDC) to facilitate crypto-to-fiat conversions in a pilot programme to expand the ability of issuers and crypto businesses to enable customers to spend their crypto assets. The engagement will
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