Blockchain/Bitcoin
ETC Group Lists Physically Backed Ethereum and Litecoin Crypto ETCs on SIX
ETC Group, a specialist provider of digital asset-backed securities, has announced that it will list its physically backed Ethereum and Litecoin cryptocurrency ETCs on the Swiss Stock Exchange SIX. The listing of ETHetc (ETC Group’s Physical Ethereum ETC) and LTCetc
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SWIFT Assesses What Roles It Could Play in Future CBDC Ecosystem
As central banks around the world accelerate their digital currency efforts, international payment network SWIFT is assessing what roles it could play in this new future. In a new paper released on May 11, 2021 and produced in partnership with
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Revuto’s Latest $1.7 Million in Funding to Aid Subscription Mgt and Payment Simplification
Just days ahead of its scheduled public token sale, Revuto has closed $1.7 million during a private investment round. The team is building the first decentralized application on the Cardano network for subscriptions and payment management. Forthcoming dApp To Deliver
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Temenos Taps Digital Assets Platform Taurus to Unlock Swiss Banks’ Access to Crypto Assets
Banking software company Temenos announced the integration of Taurus, a Swiss digital asset and blockchain infrastructure fintech, with Temenos Transact, the next generation core banking software. Following a thorough landscape review and evaluation process, Temenos selected Taurus as a partner
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Spanish Stock Exchange Set to Pilot a Blockchain-Based SME Financing Platform
The Spanish stock exchange Bolsa de Madrid (BME) announced last week that it is set to test blockchain-based SME financing platform in a regulatory sandbox by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. The project’s entry into the sandbox
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MoneyGram Allows Customers to Buy and Sell Bitcoin With Cash
MoneyGram , a provider of cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, announced the launch of a new partnership with Coinme, a licensed cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S., to enable the cash funding and payout of digital currency purchases and
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Die Gewinner der Blockchain Challenge 2021 der Universität Basel
Am Dienstag, den 11. Mai, endete die Blockchain Challenge 2021 des Center for Innovative Finance der Universität Basel mit der in diesem Jahr online ausgetragenen Abschlussveranstaltung. Die praxisorientierte und sehr anspruchsvolle Blockchain Challenge hat sich inzwischen neben weiteren Blockchain-Lehrveranstaltungen der
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Diem Withdraws Swiss License Application, Makes Bold Move With U.S. Shift
Diem Association, a digital currency project previously knows as Facebook’s Libra project, announced that it has dropped its plans to get a Swiss payments license and will instead focus on shifting its primary operations to the United States. The crypto
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Älteste Uhrenfabrik der Schweiz setzt auf Blockchain
Die Philippe DuBois et fils S.A. mit Sitz in Basel ist Herstellerin von Armbanduhren. Das Unternehmen besteht seit 1785 und produziert heute ausschliesslich stark limitierte Uhrenmodelle. Jetzt belebt DuBois et fils die in der Schweiz tief verankerte Handwerkskunst neu und
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Revolut Kicks off Beta Phase of Bitcoin Withdrawals
Revolut, a British fintech company offering banking services, has rolled out the beta launch of bitcoin withdrawals to customer’s own preferred digital wallets. The neobank added that during this beta phase, U.K.-based Metal customers will be able to withdraw up
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