Blockchain/Bitcoin
UBS Launches the World’s First Dual-Blockchain Listed Digital Bond
UBS has launched the world’s first digital bond — a CHF 375 million three-year bond with 2.33% coupon — that is publicly traded and settled on both blockchain-based and traditional exchanges. The digital bond will be dual listed at SDX
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Krisenresistenz und Inflationsschutz mit Sachwerten
Die Börse ist keine Einwegstrasse – 2022 hat wieder einmal gezeigt, dass es in unregelmässigen Abständen zu massiven Korrekturen kommt. Aber war es das schon oder kommt da noch mehr? Und wie schützt man sich davor? Sachwerte sind wichtige Bestandteile
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Central Bank Digital Currencies Introduce New Cybersecurity Challenges, Privacy Issues
Interest in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has grown over the past few years in response to changes in payments and technology, as well as the disruption caused by COVID-19. A 2021 survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements
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N26 Launches New Cryptocurrency Trading Feature With Bitpanda
German neobank N26 has launched its cryptocurrency product in Austria to enable customers to buy and sell 194 cryptocurrencies in their app. The N26 Crypto feature will be made available progressively to eligible customers in Austria over the coming weeks,
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Diana Biggs Joins Crypto Fund 1k(x) as Partner From Digital Asset Company Valour
Crypto ecosystem growth fund 1k(x) has appointed Diana Biggs as Partner to drive partnerships that bolster its portfolio’s integration into real world applications. Biggs was previously Chief Strategy Officer at Valour where she served as CEO of its digital asset
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SDX, BEKB and Daura Team Up to Enable SMEs to Issue Tokenised Shares
Berner Kantonalbank (BEKB), SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) and digital share platform daura are partnering to enable SMEs to issue their shares digitally in a regulated, intermediated form. BEKB will provide their secondary liquidity SMEx platform, daura will provide its digital
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Wealth Managers Reluctant to Invest in Crypto
Wealth managers around the world are still reluctant to invest in cryptocurrency on behalf of their clients amid concerns over the lack of regulation, the lack of education as well as high volatility, a new study by American asset management
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Relai Partners Checkout.com to Enable Instant Bitcoin Purchases
Swiss Bitcoin investment app Relai has partnered with global payments provider Checkout.com to enable its users to buy the cryptocurrency via Visa, Mastercard and Apple Pay in real time through its self-custodial wallet. The partnership with Checkout.com is expected to
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Mastercard, Paxos Launch Crypto Trading Solutions for Financial Institutions
Mastercard has launched Crypto Source, a new programme to provide the payment giant’s financial institution partners access to a suite of buy, hold and sell services for select crypto assets. Additionally, Mastercard is also expanding its partnership with blockchain infrastructure
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SEBA Bank Is Now an ETP Issuer on the BX Swiss
Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss announced that crypto bank SEBA Bank is now issuing exchange-traded products (ETPs) on its platform with a tracker certificate on the SEBA Metaverse Index for trading. SEBA Bank’s ETP, which trades under the ticker SMETA,
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