Blockchain/Bitcoin

Ledger’s New Crypto Hardware Wallet Nano X Comes with Mobile Bluetooth Support

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has unveiled a new signature product, the Ledger Nano X, a Bluetooth-enabled hardware wallet with enhanced security and an improved user experience and design. Just like the Ledger Nano S cryptocurrency hardware wallet, the Ledger

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Falcon Private Bank Adds Cryptocurrency to Its List of Storable Assets

Falcon Private Bank, a Zurich-based wealth manager now allows its clients to transfer a limited variety of cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether and Litecoin) to segregated Falcon wallets. According to the website, the cryptocurrencies are stored by Falcon’s cold storage,

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European Regulators Call for Common EU-Wide Regulatory Approach for ICOs

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its advice to the European Union (EU) institutions on crypto-assets and initial coin offerings (ICOs) regulation, calling for a common EU-wide regulatory approach. In its advice paper, ESMA notes that some

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Vontobel Now Offers Financial Intermediaries – ‘Digital Asset Vault’

Through a simple connection, wealth managers in Switzerland, banks and asset managers can now provide their clients with an end-to-end service offering for digital assets with Vontobel’s new solution ‘Digital Asset Vault’. As a result, clients can issue instructions for

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Report: Cisco is Building a Blockchain Ecosystem and Platform

Referred to as the “tech breakthrough megatrend” by PwC, blockchain is poised to change the rules by automating trust, increasing transparency and simplifying business processes. However, to unleash its full potential, several challenges must be addressed, according to a Cisco

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Ripple is Now Listed on Gibraltar’s Stock Exchange Group

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), an institutional-grade, regulated digital asset exchange, has  added Ripple (XRP) to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). The GBX is part of is part of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) Group. Nick Cowan, Managing Director and

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Top Crypto Trend Predictions for 2019

2018 was a disastrous year for cryptocurrencies, which saw their value plunge by 80% between January and September. But as we begin 2019, industry participants remain overall confident on the future of cryptocurrencies and their underlying technology, the blockchain. Many

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Technische Uinversität Darmstadt forscht an Blockchain in Echtzeit

Blockchains versprechen grossangelegte offene Internetanwendungen, die voll­ständig dezentral organisiert sind. Der Preis dafür ist eine zähe Geschwindigkeit bei jeder Transaktion, die von dem System verarbeitet wird. Professor Sebastian Faust, Kryptographie-Forscher an der TU Darmstadt, und sein Team erzielen weltweit Aufmerksamkeit

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Crypto Fund AG verstärkt Management Team

Die Crypto Fund AG, eine Tochtergesellschaft der Crypto Finance AG, gibt die Ernennung von Christoph Steiger als Head of Sales bekannt. Christoph verstärkt das Team und übernimmt die Verantwortung für den Vertrieb sowie das Kundenbeziehungsmanagement, da das Interesse traditioneller Investoren

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Interview with SIX Digital Exchange; “We will offer Digital IPOs”

SIX has announced that it is developing a fully integrated trading, settlement, and custody platform for digital assets. Thomas Zeeb, Head Securities & Exchanges at SIX, explains how SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) is building a bridge between existing and new

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