Blockchain/Bitcoin
Forschungsprojekt: Standardisierung und Zertifizierung von Security Tokens
Das Kompetenzzentrum Banking und Finance an der Fachhochschule St.Gallen startet im April 2020 in Kooperation mit namhaften Praxispartnern ein von der Schweizerischen Agentur für Innovationsförderung (Innosuisse) mitfinanziertes Forschungsprojekt unter dem Titel «Independent Evaluation Framework for Security Tokens». Das Ziel dieses
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60 ICO Investigations by Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority in 2019
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA publishes its 2019 Annual Report. “Switzerland needs stable financial institutions particularly in uncertain times for the financial markets.” This pronouncement was made in January by the Chair of FINMA’s Board of Directors Thomas
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Binance Buys Popular Crypto Data Site CoinMarketCap, Its Biggest Acquisition to Date
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by market volume, has acquired CoinMarketCap, a popular crypto data site. Though the amount was not officially unveiled, unnamed sources told The Block before the deal was made public that the crypto exchange was
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Free Blockchain Tech Initiative Against Corona in The Netherlands
Dutch tech companies provide support to the Dutch government , aid workers, care providers and hospitals in their fight against Corona (COVID-19). The ”Tech against Corona” Initiative of Dutch tech companies offers free support in the fight against the corona
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Schweizer UniCrypt Group Bietet Kryptokauf per Kreditkarte ein
Die Schweizer UniCrypt Group, der Technologie- und Portfoliospezialist für institutionelle Anleger, ermöglicht ab sofort Privatanlegern den Kauf der gängigen Kryptowährungen per Kreditkarte zu kaufen. Das dazu benötigte Depot bleibt kostenlos und ermöglicht den verzögerungsfreien und sicheren Kauf- und Verkauf von
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Sygnum Bank Launches Digital Swiss Franc Token
Sygnum Bank announced the launch of its digital CHF token (DCHF). This CHF-pegged settlement token is the first to be issued by a regulated Swiss bank with a full digital asset banking suite Sygnum’s DCHF is a key component for
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SIX Digital Exchange Appoints Tim Grant as New Head of Business
The SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), has appointed Tim Grant as its new Head of Business. Tim possesses over 20 years of deep technology and management expertise across institutional capital markets and enterprise blockchain businesses from his time serving senior positions
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Stock Exchanges Lead in Blockchain Adoption: JP Morgan Report
Blockchain has not yet reached mainstream adoption in the financial services industry but the technology has nevertheless moved beyond experimentation and is rapidly being adopted by stock exchanges around the world, according to a report by JP Morgan. In a
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FundsDLT: A Blockchain-Based Platform For The Investment Fund Industry
Clearstream, Credit Suisse Asset Management, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and Natixis Investment Managers join forces to launch FundsDLT, a blockchain-based technology platform for the investment fund industry. They have announced a Series A investment in FundsDLT to develop a novel
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Europe Leads Digital Asset Data Provider Market
DIA, a financial data aggregator, together with Outlier Ventures, a venture platform, conducted a study analysing 42 digital asset market data vendors worldwide and their business models. The study analyses data vendors around the globe, shedding light on a range
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