2022-1-14 17:00 |
The Swiss National Bank integrated a wholesale CBDC into the banking systems of five commercial banks as part of the second phase of Project Helvetia. origin »
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The Swiss are in no rush to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Swiss National Bank Clears the Air on CBDC According to a report in the Swiss weekly business publication Handelszeitung, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) is in no rush to introduce a CBDC.
2021-6-27 13:30 | |
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Global economists continue to question the implications of blockchain implementation for central bank digital currencies.
2021-6-25 20:45 | |
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The central banks of Switzerland and France are joining hands with the Bank for International Settlements to test wholesale central bank digital currencies in cross-border transactions. The experiment will be conducted with the help of a private sector consortium led by Accenture.
2021-6-11 17:00 | |
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The Swiss central bank is already working with Corda’s Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) for its CBDC proof-of-concept in the proposed e-krona digital currency. Cecilia Skingsley, the bank’s deputy governor, confirmed this development while speaking yesterday at the CFC St.
2021-1-22 23:20 | |
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Revealed on Dec 3, the BIS claims the results demonstrate the operational feasibility and legal workability of a digital franc used only for interbank settlement on a blockchain testnet. Project Helvetia Background In the works since 2019, the collaboration brought together the BIS, SNB, and financial market infrastructure provider SIX Group.
2020-12-5 22:13 | |
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The Bank of International Settlements (BIS), Swiss National Bank (SNB), and SIX Digital Exchange has completed a wholesale CBDC proof-of-concept (PoC), which tested the integration of a CBDC with tokenized assets and the feasibility of linking existing payment networks with Digital Ledgers (DLTs).
2020-12-5 20:16 | |
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Банк международных расчетов (BIS) при участии Банка Швейцарии и фондовой биржи SIX Swiss Exchange успешно протестировал оптовую цифровую валюту центрального банка (CBDC). BIS подтвердил, что CBDC можно использовать для расчетов по токенизированным активам.
2020-12-5 16:00 | |
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Банк международных расчетов (BIS) при участии Банка Швейцарии и крупнейшей фондовой биржи страны SIX Swiss Exchange в ходе испытаний подтвердил возможность использования национальных цифровых валют (CBDC) для расчетов по токенизированным активам.
2020-12-4 09:55 | |
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A Swiss experiment on how central bank money can be linked to markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results.
2020-12-4 19:55 | |
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The Bank of International Settlements (BIS), also known as the Central Bank of Banks, is teaming up with the central bank of Switzerland on a new project. The project in question is a CBDC pilot, according to a BIS executive, which should be ready by the end of the year.
2020-10-27 11:41 | |
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BIS is planning a proof-of-concept trial of a CBDC in collaboration with the Swiss central bank.
2020-10-26 16:59 | |
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Switzerland’s top financial regulator, Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) grants local banks, InCore, the first license to transact digital currencies. This adds to the accelerated efforts from the Swiss government in the blockchain field so far in 2020 with the government looking to implement a central bank digital currency (CBDC). InCore, first Swiss bank licensed […]
2020-5-31 16:23 | |
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Swiss National Bank (SNB), Switzerland’s central bank, together with Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are jointly exploring on how a central bank digital currency (CBDC) can be used to trade tokenized assets, the Block reports.
2019-10-10 22:20 | |
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Simple “engagement” isn’t enough. Banks need to start experimenting with tokenization and blockchain-powered settlement, or risk getting left behind, says Sygnum Bank’s Lucas Schweiger.
Wrapped assets introduced a wave of DeFi innovation that cross-chain protocols are looking to take forward.
Binance Holdings Ltd. has been ordered to pay $4.3 billion as part of a plea deal approved by US District Judge Richard Jones, marking one of the heftiest criminal penalties in US history.
Binance.US attorney Matthew Laroche has asked a federal judge to consider ending the SEC’s investigation for potential fraud.
JPMorgan analysts believe that Binance’s $4.3 billion settlement stabilizes the crypto market and mitigates systemic risk.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) is scheduled to publicly disclose a resolution with crypto’s largest exchange Binance following news of a multi-billion settlement and major enforcement actions from regulators.
Two of the founders of crypto options platform Opyn are stepping down from leadership roles to pursue other aims, but Opyn will continue under new leadership.