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Sygnum Singapore – a subsidiary of Switzerland’s Sygnum Bank – received in-principle approval from the country’s top financial regulator to conduct three additional activities. These include providing corporate finance advisory services, dealing in capital market products, and offering custodial services. Sygnum to Enable More Opportunities Upon obtaining full approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the digital asset bank will be able to leverage its existing...

A city in Switzerland called Lugano is taking a page right out of El Salvador’s book. The region has announced that it will make bitcoin legal tender. In other words, bitcoin can be used just like fiat currency, and businesses and companies throughout the area will be required to accept it as a method of payment. Switzerland Is Pushing Crypto Further Switzerland has long been a huge crypto advocate, which is good given that the country has a longstanding history as a...

Die SEBA Bank, eine voll integrierte, von der FINMA zugelassene Plattform für digitale Vermögenswerte, gab heute bekannt, dass der Verwaltungsrat Franz M. Bergmüller per 01. April 2022 zum CEO ernannt hat. Er tritt die Nachfolge von Guido Bühler an, der sich entschlossen hat, nach der erfolgreichen Etablierung der SEBA Bank als führendes Unternehmen im Digital Asset Banking zurückzutreten. Franz M. Bergmüller verfügt über 30 Jahre Erfahrung im Aufbau und in der Transformation erfolgreicher...

Today SEBA Bank, a fully integrated, FINMA licensed digital assets banking platform, announced that the Board of Directors appointed Franz M. Bergmüller to CEO as of 01 April 2022. He will succeed Guido Buehler who has decided to step down after successfully establishing SEBA Bank as a leader in digital asset banking. Franz M. Bergmüller has 30 years of experience in building and transforming successful businesses and operations. After working for many years as a strategy and IT consultant up...

The typically neutral country has joined the EU and the US in imposing financial sanctions against Russians following the war started by President Putin. Moreover, the nation’s authorities have also gone after their cryptocurrency holdings within Switzerland’s borders. Ever since Putin launched its “special military operation” against Ukraine, which turned out to be an all-out war, NATO and the EU have taken severe measures to restrict the country and its wealthiest...

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...