Blockchain/Bitcoin
Bank Frick Launches Stablecoin as a Service Solution
Together with the Dutch technology provider Quantoz, Bank Frick is launching a StableCoin as a Service (SCaaS) solution. Audit partner is BDO a leading auditor in Switzerland. The service is fully PSD2-compliant and enables its issuers to issue their own
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Blockchain to Tackle Supply Chain Failures Exposed by COVID-19
The pressure created by the COVID-19 outbreak on global trade systems highlights an urgent need for global cooperation to maintain and strengthen the resilience of international supply chains. To help organizations improve future pandemic preparedness and accelerate an economic rebound
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Interest in Central Bank Digital Currency Surging
Around the world, interest around central bank digital currency (CBDC) is surging, with an increasing number of central banks looking to issuing their own digital currencies to wholesale networks of banks, corporates, fintechs, but also the general public, according to
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Schweizer Blockchain-Vorlage wird dem Nationalrat vorgelegt
Die Kommissionen für Wirtschaft und Abgaben (WAK) genehmigt die Blokchain Vorlage und bringt das Schweizer Blockchain Gesetz nun diesen Sommer vor den Nationlrat. Nachdem sie an ihrer Sitzung vom 24. Februar 2020 auf die Vorlage 19.074, mit der die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen für die
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Chris Thomas is the New Head of Digital Assets at Swissquote
Swissquote announced the hire of a dedicated Head of Digital Assets. Since July 2017, it has been possible for the firm’s private clients to invest in cryptocurrencies. Now, Swissquote is also offering institutional clients the opportunity to enter into professional
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Blockchain Valley Ventures Launches Virtual Deal Marketplace for Startup Funding
Blockchain Valley Ventures, a blockchain technology-focused venture capital firm, in collaboration with Delio, a provider of private markets investment technology, has launched the BVV Dealroom – a virtual deal marketplace for blockchain startups and investors. The new platform – one
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An ECB Digital Currency – a Flight of Fancy?
A recent survey among 66 central banks by the Bank for International Settlements shows that more than 80% are working on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). *Speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair
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Bank Frick Offers Crypto Trading via Online Banking
Bank Frick’s online banking now allows trading with cryptocurrencies. In addition, with Bank Frick’s online banking, financial intermediaries benefit from mass subscription for all their customer bases and the execution of block orders when trading securities. Bank Frick is the
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Bitcoin Suisse Announces Series A Capital Raise. Roger Studer Acts as Lead Investor
Bitcoin Suisse announced its Series A and first-ever capital raise. A total of 20% of shares in BTCS Holding AG, the holding company owning and controlling all Bitcoin Suisse subsidiaries, with full voting and dividend rights, are offered for sale
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SEBA Bank and Tokensoft to Enter Strategic Partnership for Asset Tokenization
SEBA Bank and Tokensoft announced their strategic partnership in asset tokenization. Tokensoft’s tokenization platform will become an integral component of SEBA’s asset tokenization services. US-based Tokensoft Inc. provides the technology to Tokensoft for the provision of tokenization solutions and blockchain
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