Switzerland

Banking

Switzerland’s Crypto Broker AG Wins Securities House License From FINMA

Banks can tick a box and start trading with us, said CEO Rupertus Rothenhaeuser.

Business  ·  1 February 2021
CoinFlash

Swiss Crypto Bank SEBA Raises $22.5M to Fuel Growth

The Swiss firm plans to expand into the Middle East and Asia and offer services for U.S. institutional clients.

Business  ·  23 December 2020
Tokenization

Crypto Bank Sygnum Tokenizes Shares, Eyes Public Offering

The regulated Swiss firm is now eyeing a dual listing of shares in Switzerland and Singapore in partnership with the SIX Digital Exchange.

News  ·  14 December 2020
CBDCs

SDX Chief Gets Philosophical About Crypto’s Swiss-Singapore Connection

The crypto corridor connecting Switzerland and Singapore is firming up, involving many of the usual suspects in banking, custody and trading.

Business  ·  11 December 2020
Swisscom

SIX Stock Exchange Joins Venture Opening Up Digital Assets to Swiss Banks

SIX will join Swisscom and Sygnum in a new venture aimed to enable Swiss banks to offer digital assets to their customers.

News  ·  7 December 2020
Bitcoin

Gazprombank Switzerland Executes First Bitcoin Trades, Announces Payments Initiative

The regulated Swiss bank said it is working on developing a standard for cryptocurrency payments between members of the OpenVASP association.

News  ·  24 November 2020
Staking

Licensed Swiss Crypto Bank Launches Tezos Trading and Staking

Sygnum Bank now offers trading and staking of Tezos, its first listing of a proof-of-stake cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  6 November 2020
Custody

Sygnum Bank Now Stores Digital Assets With Taurus Group

Taurus Group has taken on licensed Swiss bank Sygnum as the latest client for its digital asset custody services.

Business  ·  6 November 2020
CoinFlash

Swiss Arm of Russia’s Gazprombank Launches Institutional Bitcoin Offerings

Gazprombank (Switzerland) has been authorized by FINMA to launch institutional cryptocurrency services in Switzerland.

Business  ·  30 October 2020
Stablecoins

The Crypto Firms Collaborating on a Swiss Franc Stablecoin

“Coopetition” is an ungainly term at the best of times. But it appears that’s what’s happening among Swiss stablecoin issuers.

Business  ·  14 September 2020
CoinFlash

Swiss Canton Zug to Accept Taxes in Bitcoin, Ether From Next Year

Citizens and companies in Zug will be able to pay up to $109,000 of their tax bill in either bitcoin or ether starting next February.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 September 2020
CoinFlash

Crypto Bank Hopeful Bitcoin Suisse Raises $48M in First-Ever Round

Bitcoin Suisse said some of the funding will go to new product offerings if its banking license applications are successful.

News  ·  24 July 2020
Europe

Swiss Bank InCore Enables Euro On-Ramp for Crypto Exchange Kraken

The move comes at a time when traders are seeking alternative sources of capital value during an "uncertain macroeconomic climate."

News  ·  3 July 2020
Regulation

Swiss Government Makes Moves to Encourage Crypto Businesses

The Swiss government is making key legislative changes to financial laws to improve legal conditions for blockchain businesses.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 July 2020
Coronavirus

$103M Bailout Denied for Coronavirus-Hit Firms in Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’

The finance director of Switzerland's "Crypto Valley" has been denied a request for extra assistance for blockchain and crypto startups affected by coronavirus funding drought.

News  ·  28 May 2020