Tag "Blockchain"
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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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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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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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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Blockchain Germany Ecosystem Study: Rapidly Growing Blockchain Startup Scene
Germany is witnessing a rapidly growing blockchain startup ecosystem, with 34 new ventures being incorporated in 2017 and already 32 new companies this year, according to a new report by BTC-ECHO and BlockState. The German Blockchain Ecosystem – Study 2018,
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Crypto Needs for Institutionalization
Cryptoassets, which comprise the likes of cryptocurrencies, security tokens, and utility coins, are now impossible to ignore. But for them to realize their full potential, institutionalization is needed, according to a new KPMG report titled Institutionalization of Cryptoassets. The crypto
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Swiss Startup Mt Pelerin Leads the Way in Compliant Asset Tokenization
About a month ago, Geneva-based fintech startup Mt Pelerin was unveiling the first tokenized shares to be issued on a blockchain infrastructure in full compliance with Swiss law, a technological and legal breakthrough that will bring liquidity and transparency to the sector.
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Security Token Offerings – the next Multi-Billion Dollar Market in 2019?
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) were all the rage in 2017, raising a massive US$5.6 billion, but this year saw the emergence of the security token offerings (STOs), a market that’s predicted to be worth some US$10 trillion by 2020. In
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Banks Ramp up Blockchain Trade Finance Race
Trade finance has become one of the key focus for blockchain technology use with the number of pilots and other trials dramatically increasing in 2017 and intensifying this year. Financial institutions such as HSBC, Standard Chartered, Societe Generale, Deutsche Bank,
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Switzerland Works on Possible Blockchain/ICO Regulation
With blockchain and cryptocurrency gaining more traction day after day, the Swiss government is now exploring the possibility of introducing legal amendments to current legislative instruments to facilitate the development of blockchain technology. The blockchain/initial coin offering (ICO) working group
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