Blockchain/Bitcoin
New Deutsche Bank Paper Outlines Opportunities and Challenges of CBDCs
Central banks around the world are exploring the potential of digital currencies to improve monetary transactions. While so-called central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) appear to be upon us, promising many benefits including faster and cheaper transfers, they also present multiple
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Mt Pelerin’s Tokenised Shares Can Now be Converted to Standard Shares
Mt Pelerin, a Swiss blockchain company specialising in banking and finance, unveiled a new process to make security tokens bankable with financial institutions in a move to accelerate adoption by all types of investors. Mt Pelerin made its first breakthrough
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Christie’s First Auction of Blockchain Related Artwork Sold for More Than US$130,000
The world’s purported first blockchain-focused art, Block 21 was sold off at Christie’s, renown auction house. Block 21 is a part of Portraits of a Mind, a global art project decentralising the founding code behind Bitcoin into 40 fragments. Portraits
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Schweizer Blockchain-Gesetzgebung gibt Digital Assets Rückenwind
Stände- und Nationalrat haben letzte Woche in der Schlussabstimmung die neue Blockchain-Gesetzgebung bestätigt. Mit diesem Entscheid ist definitiv klar, dass die Schweiz nächstes Jahr eine der innovationsfreundlichsten Rechtsgrundlagen für dezentrale Anwendungen und Geschäftsmodelle erhält. Dieser Standortvorteil bietet Chancen, die für
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EU Discloses Digital Finance Strategies and Crypto-Assets Framework
The European Commission, executive branch of the European Union (EU), has adopted a new Digital Finance Package which includes digital finance and retail payments strategies as well as legislative proposals on crypto-assets. The package is aimed at boosting Europe’s competitiveness
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How Much Blockchain Does the Financial World Need?
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is the buzz-phrase of the moment. But the Swiss National Bank (SNB) says producing digital Swiss francs for the general public would create many problems with unclear benefits. The Swiss government has backed up the
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Digital Asset Expert Daniel Diemers Joins Board of Directors of Incore Bank
InCore has appointed Dr. Daniel Diemers to its Board of Directors for his expertise in banking and digital assets. Daniel Diemers has been working as a strategy consultant for over 20 years and supports financial companies on their way into
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area2invest und Finoa: Neue Wege bei der Kryptoverwahrung
area2invest und Finoa haben eine Kooperation zur Verwahrung von tokenisierten Vermögenswerten in Form von Security Tokens abgeschlossen. Die Krypto-Verwahrlösung der Finoa bietet die höchsten Sicherheitsstandards basierend auf Warm-Storage fähigen Hardware-Security-Modulen (HSM) sowie biometrischer Zweifaktor-Authentifizierung. Investoren auf area2invest können dabei in
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25 Years With HSBC, Now Libra’s New Managing Director
Geneva based Libra Association, an independent group organised by Facebook to manage its Libra stablecoin project, announced the appointment of former HSBC head James Emmett, as the Managing Director of Libra Networks. James Emmett said of his appointment that will
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Top 50 Swiss Blockchain Companies H1 2020
Crypto Valley has further matured and added substance in the first half of 2020. Despite challenging circumstances because of COVID-19, the number of firms in Crypto Valley has increased to 919, and employment reached over 4700 in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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