Switzerland

Swiss Financial Trio to Offer Institutions Tokenized Assets on Tezos

Crypto Finance, InCore Bank and Inacta have joined forces to create regulated financial products on Tezos.

Business  ·  24 August 2021

Swiss National Bank Has No Plans for a Digital Currency: Report

The Swiss National Bank tested the feasibility of CBDCs in 2020.

News  ·  26 June 2021
CoinFlash

Spain’s BBVA Opening Bitcoin Trading Service to Private Banking Clients in Switzerland

BBVA said the service will be available only to clients in Switzerland because of the country's clear regulations and the widespread adoption of digital assets.

News  ·  18 June 2021
Cardano

Swiss Asset Manager Valour Launches Cardano and Polkadot ETPs

Fully backed by ADA and DOT, the products are listing on the Nordic Growth Market.

Markets  ·  18 May 2021
Banking

Banking Software Provider Temenos Brings Crypto Asset Access to Clients

An integration with crypto firm Taurus will bring a variety of digital assets to Temenos’ banking and institutional clients.

Business  ·  17 May 2021
Ethereum

Bitcoin ETF Hopeful WisdomTree Lists Ethereum ETP in Germany, Switzerland

The company’s application to list a bitcoin ETF in the U.S. is currently being reviewed by the SEC.

News  ·  29 April 2021
Securities

Digital Assets Firm Taurus to Launch Securities Marketplace After Getting Swiss License

Switzerland's financial regulator has greenlighted Taurus' digital securities platform and is now expected to launch next month.

News  ·  19 April 2021
CoinFlash

Swiss Crypto Firm Bitcoin Suisse Turned Down on Banking License

FINMA cited money-laundering defense "weaknesses" as one reason for the license denial.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 March 2021
CoinFlash

Crypto Bank Sygnum Offering Yield on Its Swiss Franc Stablecoin

The licensed Swiss firm claims to be the first regulated bank to offer returns on its own stablecoin.

Business  ·  16 March 2021
CoinFlash

Private Swiss Bank NPB Launches Digital Asset Trading, Custody Services

Clients will be able to trade crypto assets and use a custody service based in Switzerland.

Business  ·  9 March 2021
CoinFlash

Swiss Private Bank Bordier & Cie Launches Crypto Trading for Clients

Bordier & Cie clients will be able to buy, hold and trade digital assets such as bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and tezos.

Business  ·  24 February 2021
CoinFlash

Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’ Has Started Accepting Bitcoin, Ether for Tax Payments

Local firm Bitcoin Suisse has partnered with the canton of Zug, converting cryptocurrency tax payments into Swiss francs.

News  ·  18 February 2021
Hires

Former HSBC Exec and Blockchain Expert Diana Biggs Joins Valour as CEO

Biggs is an associate fellow at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, guest lecturing on blockchain technology and digital assets.

Business  ·  11 February 2021
SIX

Switzerland’s Tokenized Securities Law Ushers In New Chapter for Digital Assets

Regulated crypto banks SEBA and Sygnum each issued tokenized securities to mark the occasion.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 February 2021
Law

Fine Wines Become First Tokenized Securities Under New Swiss Blockchain Law

In effect from today, Switzerland's new blockchain law allows Sygnum to freely issue tokenized assets, starting with investable wines.

Business  ·  1 February 2021