Blockchain/Bitcoin
From Security Tokens to Native Digital Securities
Though blockchain-based security tokens hold many potentials, they also have their own limitations and must evolve to address several key challenges, according to a new paper by academics at the Rotterdam School of Management. In a paper titled Security Token
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CB Insights Acquires European Blockchain Data Platform
Data provider CB Insights has acquired Blockdata, a Netherlands-based market intelligence platform for blockchain and other distributed ledger technology. As a result of the acquisition, CB Insights will also be opening an office in Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Blockdata will remain a stand-alone
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How the Crypto Nation Switzerland Dealt with Covid
The Swiss blockchain industry appears to be in rude health despite the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The number of new companies and jobs produced by the sector increased in the first six months of the year. Is this
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Blockchain Nation Switzerland: Verband erhält Innovations-Mandat von Innosuisse
Die Swiss Blockchain Federation fördert ab 2021 Blockchain-Innovationen. Die schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung Innosuisse hat den sogenannten Innobooster «Blockchain Nation Switzerland» bewilligt. Das Förderprogramm läuft über vier Jahre und involviert Wissenschaft, Grossunternehmen, Startups und Investoren aus der ganzen Schweiz. Damit
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Ingnorieren auf eigene Gefahr… Bitcoin und Blockchain wirklich verstehen
Wir haben uns bei swisspeers seit 2017 mit dem Thema Blockchain im Kreditgeschäft auseinandergesetzt. Für das Peer-to-Peer Lending birgt die Technologie Chancen. Kredite lassen sich tokenisieren und hoch automatisiert abwickeln und handeln. Wir haben erste Kreditgeschäfte 2018 über die Ethereum-Blockchain verwalten lassen. Noch steckt
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ETH Zürich Professors Release Proposal For Swiss Digital Currency Called eFranc
Professors from ETH Zürich are proposing the formation of a non-interest-bearing central bank digital currency (CBDC) called “eFranc”. Hans Gersbach (Professor for Macroeconomics – Innovation and Policy) and Roger Wattenhofer (Professor at the Distributed Computing Group) suggested amending the current
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BEKB Is Creating an Ecosystem for Tokenised Assets
In the coming months, Berner Kantonalbank (BEKB), together with daura and other ecosystem partners, will develop a technological infrastructure for the transaction and management of tokenised assets. Corresponding letters of intent were signed on September 9, 2020. For over fifteen
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Schweizer Krankenkasse akzeptiert Cryptos
Die Atupri Gesundheitsversicherung akzeptiert als erster Schweizer Versicherer Kryptowährungen. Wer Bitcoin oder Ethereum besitzt, erhält ab sofort die Möglichkeit, diese beiden digitalen Währungen als Zahlungsmittel einzusetzen. Die Gesundheitsversicherung nimmt damit schweizweit eine Vorreiterrolle ein und stärkt ihre Position als innovative
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Sygnum’s Digital Asset Trading Facility Gets Regulatory Clearance From FINMA
Sygnum, a Switzerland Singapore based digital asset bank, has received FINMA regulatory approval for its digital asset trading facility (OTF). This is a central element of Sygnum’s end-to-end tokenization offering, a regulated solution which covers the complete life-cycle of a
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Future Scenario: Pay with Sygnum’s Stablecoin when Ordering Online on Galaxus/Digitec
Sygnum Bank, Coinify and Galaxus announced their successful e-commerce transaction using a bank-issued stablecoin. Sygnum’s DCHF stablecoin has been successfully used for an e-commerce payment transaction with Swiss online retailer, Galaxus. The transaction was enabled by the digital currency platform
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