Unbacked cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), are primarily driven by speculative motives, whereas stablecoins, which…
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Apex Group, a global financial services provider headquartered in Bermuda, has acquired a majority stake in Tokeny, a…
Crypto.com has announced that it has secured a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license following approval from…
Three crypto industry organizations in Switzerland, namely the Swiss Blockchain Federation, the Crypto Valley Association, and the Bitcoin…
OpenPayd, a London-based financial infrastructure provider, has announced a new partnership with SCRYPT, a Swiss-licensed company offering crypto…
Colb Asset, a Swiss company specialising in real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, has secured CHF 6 million (approximately US$7.3…
A group of prominent French cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and their families will receive heightened security measures following two confirmed…
In 2024, jurisdictions around the world continued to strengthen their regulatory and legislative frameworks for cryptocurrencies and digital…
The latest CV VC Crypto Valley Company and Industry Report shows that Crypto Valley, which includes Switzerland and…
BX Digital, a Zurich-based firm that received the first FINMA license for a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) trading…
21X, a Germany-based digital asset exchange operator, and Zühlke, a Schlieren-based technology and innovation consultancy, have announced a…
Stablecoins hold considerable promise for Switzerland, with the potential to improve the payment system, strengthen the digital economy,…
BitGo has received a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) for…
Citi and SDX, a Zurich-based digital securities exchange, have announced a collaboration at the Point Zero Forum in…
BVNK, a London-based global infrastructure platform for stablecoins, has received an investment from Visa. This follows BVNK’s US$50…
European neobank, bunq, has launched a new crypto trading feature in partnership with Kraken. The service, bunq Crypto,…
The Swiss National Bank, together with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub and the World Bank,…
The market for tokenized real-world assets has grown significantly overt the past years and is projected to accelerate…
Hamburg-based FINEXITY, a platform for digital assets, has announced the acquisition of Swiss company Crowdli AG. Alongside its…
Mastercard has entered into a partnership with Kraken to enable real-world Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments across the UK…