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Swisscom is joining Chainlink, the world’s largest oracle network, as part of a pilot initiative. The Chainlink network provides important data for what are known as decentralised financial applications (DeFi), through which transactions worth several billion US dollars are now processed daily, such as on Aave and Uniswap. The rapid growth of this market is giving rise to new types of value chains and business models that could also gain relevance for the Swiss financial...

The Switzerland-based financial institution – Leonteq AG – announced it partnered with ICF BANK AG to introduce digital asset offerings to institutional investors as well as private clients in Germany and Austria. The initiative would grant investors exposure to 18 cryptocurrencies, including the leading ones, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Leonteq Stretches out of Switzerland Leonteq AG – a Swiss firm specializing in structured financial products – announced it would...

Digital Republic goes Bitcoin Der Hype um Kryptowährungen ist real. Dennoch fehlen im Alltag häufig die Möglichkeiten effektiv mit Bitcoin & Co. zu zahlen. Eine für den Laien verständliche Definition fällt schwer – das Phänomen Krypto ist und bleibt abstrakt. Das möchte Digital Republic ändern und freut sich der erste Schweizer Mobilfunkprovider zu sein, der Kryptowährungen als offizielles Zahlungsmittel akzeptiert und somit...

Ralph Hamers, the CEO of the Swiss multinational investment bank UBS Group AG, has no FOMO towards the cryptocurrency industry. He feels his organization is not missing out on any potential gains from this “untested” market. No Crypto Fomo: UBS CEO Speaking to Bloomberg TV, Hamers outlined the success of the financial institution that he runs in the past year. While commenting on the bank’s earnings and the expansion to other nations, he received a question in regards to what...

Nachbildung von Guernica in Form von Kacheln als Wandbild in Originalgröße in der Stadt Gernika. Foto: CC 3.0 by Papamanila, Wikipedia Sygnum, eine Bank für digitale Vermögenswerte, und Artemundi, ein Pionier im Bereich Kunstinvestitionen, gehen eine Partnerschaft ein, um Picasso’s Gemälde „Fillette au béret“ zu tokenisieren. Dies ist das erste Mal, dass die Eigentumsrechte an einem Picasso oder einem anderen Kunstwerk von einer...

Switzerland’s Sygnum Bank announced that its customers could use its institutional-grade banking platform to stake ETH for Ethereum 2.0 from their existing wallets. Sygnum’s Pioneering Move Sygnum revealed that it intends to become the first banking institution to provide Ethereum 2.0 staking. In doing so, its clients may be able to earn returns of up to 7 percent per annum (at current estimations). The bank, which is both Swiss- and Singapore-based, announced that staking...

The Swiss banking giant UBS sounded a note of caution to its customers that regulatory crackdowns can pop the “bubble-like” crypto markets. Furthermore, they said bitcoin might become an unsuitable option for professional investors. Beware of Popping The Bubble In a recent note, the multinational investment bank – UBS Group AG – warned its clients about the current dangers in the crypto market. Executives of the Switzerland-based institution opined that the recent regulatory...

21Shares AG, the Swiss-based issuer of cryptocurrency-oriented Exchange-Traded Products, continues with launching such ETPs in Europe. The latest will track the performance of Solana (SOL) and will go live on June 30th on the Swiss stock exchange. SOL ETP Coming to SIX Exchange The company, aiming to close the gap between institutional investors and regulated cryptocurrency products, announced its latest ETP in a press release shared with CryptoPotato. It will track the...

After conducting tests for several months, the Swiss branch of the large Spanish bank – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBCA) – has announced plans to release two services related to the cryptocurrency industry. According to the official statement, private banking customers based only in Switzerland will have the option to trade bitcoin and other digital assets starting from Monday – June 21st. BBVA’s second service will enable its clients to store their digital assets on a...

CV VC Top 50 Report: Crypto Valley in Schweiz und Liechtenstein zählt 842 Bitcoin und Blockchain Unternehmen CV VC (Crypto Valley Venture Capital) investiert seit zweieinhalb Jahren in Early-Stage-Startups aus der ganzen Welt. Diese entwickeln Produkte, Anwendungen und Dienstleistungen auf der Blockchain-Technologie. Unter dem Verwaltungsratspräsidenten Alex Wassmer und dem CEO und Gründer Mathias Ruch hat CV VC nun eine Finanzierungsrunde...