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Lugano, a city in southern Switzerland, has introduced Bitcoin and Tether in addition to its own LVGA Points token as legal tender. The initiative was backed by the collaboration between Tether Operations Limited, the tech company behind the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, USDT. Tether and the City of Lugano plan to work toward the shared goal of scaling the city’s blockchain capabilities and transforming Lugano into a major hub for European DLT adoption. Plan ₿...

Recently leaked documents allege that the giant private bank Credit Suisse had held hundreds of billions of dollars of clients alleged or involved in drug trafficking, corruption, torture, money laundering, and other serious crimes. This comes years after the bank bashed the cryptocurrency industry, claiming that bitcoin presents money laundering challenges. The Leaked Documents A whistle-blower shared compromising data on more than 18,000 bank accounts holding over $100...

After a successful year, the Zug-based investment company CV VC (Crypto Valley Venture Capital) is realigning and expanding its management capabilities. As a result of the strongly growing business and the successful expansion of the portfolio, Ruth Salvisberg and Florian Kohler are joining the management board of the venture capital company, which invests in the most promising blockchain startups worldwide. CV VC’s portfolio currently comprises 37 investments from over 20 countries. Ruth...

Satoshi - Die Bitcoin Erfinderin: Thriller Der Schweizer Autor Linus Ortelli hat einen sehr lesenswerten Thriller über Satoshi Nakamoto geschrieben: ein neues Standard-Werk für alle Bitcoin-Enthusiasten. Der Schweizer Autor Linus Ortelli hat einen sehr lesenswerten Thriller über Satoshi Nakamoto geschrieben: ein neues Standard-Werk für alle Bitcoin-Enthusiasten.Die Geschichte von Satoshi Nakamoto ist sicherlich die faszinierendste Erzählung im...

Today we publish the CV VC Top 50 Report 2021 and it is inspiring to see its findings! At year-end 2021, Crypto Valley boasted 14 Unicorns and an industry worth over half a trillion USD. Together with you all, we have an ecosystem to be exceptionally proud of. The CV VC Top 50 Report 2021 is available and ready for you to download. The CV VC Top 50 Report is published in collaboration with PwC Switzerland. The periodical report analyzes the top 50...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB), together with five other banking giants, have reportedly tested whether they can process central bank digital currencies within the nation’s financial network. The institutions revealed they were able to integrate CBDCs into their existing core banking systems. The Latest CBDC Trial in Switzerland A January 13 coverage by Bloomberg disclosed that Switzerland’s central bank and five commercial banks successfully employed CBDCs to settle...

According to Guido Buehler – Chief Executive Officer of the Swiss-based SEBA Bank – bitcoin will reach a new all-time high in 2022. The exec believes institutional investments will be the main factor for such a price surge. Additionally, the digital bank raised $120 million in a Series C funding round co-led by DeFi Technologies and Alameda Research. The organization vowed to use the funds to expand into new markets globally and increase the product offerings. BTC to Touch...

Nach der Swiss Crypto Stamp kommt nun die Swiss Crypto Postkarte Nach der aufregenden Veröffentlichung der Krypto-Briefmarken durch die Schweizerische Post im November, ist SwissNFTs stolz, bekannt zu geben, dass nun auch die passenden Krypto-Postkarten gekauft werden können – denn was ist eine Briefmarke ohne eine Postkarte? Als schweizer Start-up hat SwissNFTs eine wunderbare erste Generation von digitaler Kunst geschaffen. Drei verschiedene...

SEBA Bank, a fully integrated, FINMA licensed digital assets banking platform, today announced the launch of its Gold Token, a regulated digital token for investment in and delivery of physical gold on-demand. As announced in March this year SEBA Bank issues a token backed by responsibly sourced gold, providing a cost-effective access to the precious metal, and sets a new standard in the stablecoin sector. The SEBA Bank Gold Token is a landmark development in investment products, enabling...

Arab Bank Switzerland will enable its institutional clients to store, stake, and trade XTZ – the native cryptocurrency of the popular blockchain project Tezos. This announcement comes amid the token’s recent price surge, which led it to a new all-time high. The press release seen by CryptoPotato reads that the banking organization, founded in 1962, has selected Tezos to develop a new set of “innovative and compliant” on-chain digital financial products. The private bank will...