Blockchain/Bitcoin
15 Crypto Companies in Switzerland to Watch Closely in 2019
The canton of Zug, located in the heart of Switzerland, has become famous in the cryptocurrency industry for becoming the hottest destination in the world for blockchain businesses. Zug, or Crypto Valley, offers a powerful platform for global growth due
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Die angehende Schweizer Krypto-Bank SEBA nutzt Finstar als Banking-Plattform
Die SEBA Crypto AG will eine der ersten Krypto-Banken der Schweiz werden und hat zu diesem Zweck bei der Eidgenössischen Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA) eine Banklizenz beantragt. Für den operativen Betrieb wird SEBA die Open-Banking-Plattform Finstar als Kernbankensystem verwenden. Eine entsprechende Vereinbarung
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Kudelski Launches a New Blockchain Security Center
Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division of the Kudelski Group, today launched its Blockchain Security Center (BSC), making available its cryptography expertise into the rapidly evolving blockchain developer community. Expanding upon the company’s security services, the BSC will provide new offerings
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Blockchain Powered Securities Lending Gains Traction with Deutsche Börse Group
The development of the HQLAX target operating model, a blockchain solution for collateral swaps in the securities lending market by Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAX, is showing significant progress. In March 2018, Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAX announced cooperation for a securities
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SWIFT’s Network Gains a Blockchain Boost from R3’s Corda
The SWIFT messaging network—an entrenched establishment mainly known for cross-border interbank transfers— is integrating blockchain from R3 into its processes. This is the corporation’s bid to speed up its processes, create more ubiquity, and bring in the general trade certainty that comes
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Top 15 Most Well-Funded Blockchain Startups in Zug’s Crypto Valley
In just a few years, the canton of Zug has emerged as a major blockchain hub with now over 380 blockchain companies domiciled in the canton. Today, Zug, nicknamed Crypto Valley for the large number of blockchain startups there, hosts
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Successful 1st Anniversary of Crypto Finance Conference during Crypto Winter
From January 16th to 18th, right before the World Economic Forum, 260 guests attended the highly anticipated Crypto Finance Conference St. Moritz 2019. Despite the arrival of the crypto winter in the scene, the conference was completely sold out at
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Trust Square Blockchain Hub Appoints General Manager
Zurich-based Trust Square blockchain hub has appointed Thomas Meister as its general manager. The move follows the hub’s recent expansion to become the world’s largest centre for blockchain startups and research, and represents another important step in Trust Square’s mission
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Poor Understanding of Blockchain Amongst Senior Business Executives
New research amongst institutional investors from the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) – a blockchain ecosystem assocation – reveals 63% believe senior executives at large established businesses have a poor understanding of blockchain. Only 7% described their understanding as ‘good’,
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New Top 50 Crypto Valley Swiss Blockchain List – the Largest and Most Important Companies
Investment company CV VC, in collaboration with PwC Strategy & and IT partner inacta, has published its new quarterly list of the largest and most important companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein’s Crypto Valley Blockchain cluster. The survey finds that, at
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