Tag "Blockchain"

Weltweit erster Blockchain Vertrag für UNICEF kommt aus der Schweiz

Das Schweizer Technologie-Unternehmen Scenic Swisscoast GmbH hat den weltweit ersten UNICEF Ethereum Smart Contract realisiert. Damit gewinnt UNICEF einen zusätzlichen Kanal für das Fundraising, während Scenic Swisscoast mit dieser Lösung die Alltagstauglichkeit der digitalen Währung Ethereum unter Beweis stellt. Digitale Währungen wie Bitcoin

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10 Must-Read Fintech, Regtech and Blockchain Research Papers

Fintech has taken the finance and banking sector by storm, especially as a response to the 2008 financial crisis. Many academics and experts have explored the emergence of trend, and study the opportunities and challenges that digital platforms, cutting-edge technologies

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Blockchain in Capital Markets: What Has Been Done So Far

The success of blockchain, the technology underlying Bitcoin, has grown each year as angel investors, VCs and banks continue to inject millions in investments to fuel the development of systems based on blockchain, attracted by the technology’s potential to streamline

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Steemit, the Blockchain-Powered Social Network

Inspired by Reddit, Steemit is a blogging and social networking website running on top of a blockchain that pays users and content creators for posting and curating the best content. Founded in 2016, Steemit is the brainchild of Ned Scott

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The Blockchain Bank – Keep your Bank Relevant in the Future

The transformation to “The Blockchain Bank“ must be initiated and advanced now.  Only then will a traditional financial service provider be able to secure their place in the future. Why Blockchain for Banking now? At banks, the savings potential appears

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Welcome Aboard: CoinsBank announced second annual Blochchain Event on a Cruise Ship

The blockchain and fintech events are announced daily. Most of these events are just another day at the office, but every once in a while you there is an event of epic proportions….  ANNOUNCING: The CoinsBank Blockchain Cruise! The CoinsBank

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Trading Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets Securely

The popular cryptocurrency bitcoin was created as a peer-to-peer payment system that allows users to transfer value without the need of a central authority or third party. Despite the decentralized nature of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, most users are still

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Blockchain’s Potential is Ripe, According to the Swiss

A February 2017 white paper by Deloitte Switzerland examined how blockchain could take off in Switzerland. It noted that the Swiss city of Zug offers the blockchain community huge potential as a place in which this technology can be developed

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The First Fully Transparent Closed End Fund Dedicated to Blockchain Assets Hires Swiss Advisors

TaaS, the first ever tokenized closed end fund (CEF) dedicated to blockchain assets, today announced the latest additions to their Board of Advisors. Ahead of their upcoming Initial Coin Offering launching on March 27, 2017, TaaS invites global banking expert Patrick

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Lykke Public Coin Offering: 2 Mio CHF new Funding and 340 new Investors

Lykke, a Swiss Fintech company building a global blockchain-powered marketplace, recently completed a three-week public offering of a deliverable 1-year forward equity contract. The offer, which was oversubscribed, garnered 2 million CHF for the company and added more than 340

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