2019-8-27 18:40 |
Two Swiss startups received broker dealer licenses as FINMA hardens its AML requirements. origin »
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By CCN Markets: Blockchain projects around the world have been seeking approval, or for that matter, concrete guidance, from regulators such as FINMA for the last several years. FINMA, the Swiss financial regulatory watchdog, has approved two requests for banking licenses.
2019-8-27 22:30 | |
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Two Swiss banks have received a banking and securities dealer licence from the Financial Market Supervisory Authority
2019-8-27 19:54 | |
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In a move that is first in the crypto market, the Swiss financial regulator has awarded the banking and securities dealer licenses to two new “crypto banks.” Two pure-play blockchain service providers Zurich registered Sygnum and Zug registered SEBA are now cleared to offer services to institutional and professional customers. FINMA, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory […]
2019-8-26 19:06 | |
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As crypto businesses have started to make the move into crypto-friendly geographies to avoid risk of shutting down, Switzerland made headlines on the other side of this spectrum by announcing banking licenses to two cryptocurrency-focused banks.
2019-8-26 16:30 | |
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By CCN Markets: Facebook has too much power to engage with a cryptocurrency, a United States senator has warned, days after the social media giant launched Libra. Sherrod Brown, a Democratic senator from Ohio, told Bloomberg TV that the public has increasing concerns around the social network.
2019-6-22 16:38 | |
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TIOmarkets, a platform allowing FX trading on cryptocurrency is set to launch the second phase of trading in two weeks. The announcement by a Swiss cryptocurrency exchange, Trade. io confirmed the launch of “TIOmarkets” an FX trading platform using cryptocurrencies.
2019-5-16 19:57 | |
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Zurich, 15 May 2019 – innovation made in Switzerland: two innovative financial solution providers have joined forces. Blockchain-based digital asset exchange Lykke and “new generation” securitization specialist GENTWO have made Lykke’s utility tokens investable and bankable through a conventional Swiss-compliant tracker certificate complete with Swiss ISIN.
2019-5-16 10:30 | |
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By CCN. com: Ordinarily, institutional investors in the crypto space are usually portrayed as primarily interested in investing only in digital assets. Now, a partnership between blockchain startup Bitfury Group and Swiss investment firm Final Frontier aims to offer institutional and professional investors a way to reap from Bitcoin’s infrastructure too.
2019-4-24 14:04 | |
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Swiss startup Lykke has launched two new crypto indexes and their associated service tokens, growing its product offering aimed at providing “a simple path to the crypto market,” the company said on Thursday.
2019-3-24 01:11 | |
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The largest Swiss online retailer, Digitec Galaxus, has started accepting crypto payments at its two stores. Customers can choose from 10 cryptocurrencies to pay with including BTC, BCH, BNB, ETH, TRX, OMG, and XRP.
2019-3-19 18:20 | |
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An announcement made on Friday, March 1st, revealed that three Swiss-based companies were successful in completing a CHF 3 million real estate transaction on blockchain. The milestone attained was revealed by blockimmo Ltd, a blockchain-based property transaction platform.
2019-3-6 19:49 | |
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According to a joint press release published by Swisscom and Swiss Post, on December 6, 2018, the two state-owned entities have come together to form a “simple, secure, and sustainable” platform for blockchain applications in Switzerland.
2018-12-10 18:00 | |
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In a new development, Swiss watch manufacturer Chronoswiss AG will collaborate with LuxTag; an anti-counterfeit solution provides to help customers claim ownership of their crypto-watches. The two will utilize the NEM blockchain and let users register their crypto-watches on the platform.
2018-11-26 17:59 | |
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Two mining companies with operations in Sweden have reportedly abandoned their facilities in the country’s northernmost county of Norrbotten. One of the companies, U. S. miner NGDC, appears to have suddenly fled from the area, leaving $1.
2018-11-16 00:35 | |
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Thailand's Democrat Party has become the first political party to use blockchain technology to elect its leaders in a primary election, which was held from November 1–9, 2018.
2018-11-14 01:06 | |
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In this edition of The Daily, we cover Nexo’s recent decision to pay interest on stablecoin holdings, as well as a project by two Swiss cryptocurrency companies to offer exchange and custodial solutions for financial institutions that handle digital assets.
2018-10-31 16:50 | |
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A Swiss startup has raised $104 million in funding to build a regulated crypto bank. Zug-headquartered Seba Crypto AG said it netted 100 million Swiss Francs from private and institutional investors.
2018-9-27 15:30 | |
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The Crypto Valley Association in Switzerland has decided to elect two female board members to diversify its male-dominated leadership. The vote scheduled for September 20 has attracted an unexpected number of nominations – 43.
2018-9-9 15:52 | |
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Let’s be honest, when most of us think of Switzerland, we think of three things: chocolate, luxury watches, and secret Swiss bank accounts. However, in the past year or two Switzerland has been hitting the headlines for something entirely different: the blockchain and cryptocurrency hub of Crypto Valley.
2018-9-1 18:46 | |
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Switzerland is a major financial center and the land of private banks, the choice destination where old money is being kept under lock and key in secret vaults or secret bank accounts. In this age of cryptocurrencies, the Swiss proved to be just as adept as there are now two Swiss banks that offer financial […] Two Swiss Banks Now Accepting Money From Crypto-related Activities was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-8-13 14:15 | |
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Cryptocurrency continues to be popular in Switzerland despite the unwillingess of local banks to do business with virtual currency firms. Two Swiss banks, however, have decided to break out of the norm and accept digital assets and crypto clients.
2018-8-7 08:46 | |
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Cryptocurrency continues to be popular in Switzerland despite the unwillingess of local banks to do business with virtual currency firms. Two Swiss banks, however, have decided to break out of the norm and accept digital assets and crypto clients.
2018-8-7 21:56 | |
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The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has met with representatives of the country’s banking sector in the hopes of stemming a nascent exodus among cryptocurrency companies from Switzerland.
2018-7-25 22:45 | |
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Banks in Switzerland are under pressure from the populace and the government to serve cryptocurrency and blockchain start-ups more and better. Two Swiss banks severed ties with cryptocurrency startups in the country recently, and some are planning to do so.
2018-7-23 21:33 | |
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Swiss officials have expressed concerns after two banks stoped offering their service to crypto and blockchain companies. Zuercher Kantonalbank (ZKB), Switzerland’s fourth biggest bank, has closed the accounts of more.
2018-7-22 17:33 | |
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Swiss regulators are currently making a greater effort to provide clear regulations for the banking industry to ensure that cryptocurrency-related projects can remain fully functional within the country.
2018-7-21 17:11 | |
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Swiss regulators are currently making a greater effort to provide clear regulations for the banking industry to ensure that cryptocurrency-related projects can remain fully functional within the country.
2018-7-20 20:26 | |
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The Litecoin Foundation has acquired a 9.9% stake in WEG Bank from TokenPay in a deal that will see the two companies partner to develop cutting-edge fintech products. The stake had been purchased previously by TokenPay, but the Swiss startup handed it to the Litecoin Foundation in exchange for its expertise in the development of […]
2018-7-14 00:00 | |
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Специализирующаяся на онлайн-трейдинге банковская группа Swissquote собирается расширить линейку возможностей для инвестирования в криптовалюту, запустив стейкинг Tezos.
BitGo, a California-based digital assets financial services firm is expanding its global presence by launching two new cryptocurrency custodial platforms in Switzerland and Germany. The new custodial companies are aimed at providing BitGo customers with more jurisdictions to choose from, depending on which is most suited for their business, according to a press release onRead MoreRead More.
"We are not here to make such projects impossible," Mark Branson, CEO of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, said of Libra.
Switzerland's finance regulator has found that crypto mining firm Envion's $90 million ICO took deposits from investors unlawfully.
The Swiss Financial Market Authority (FINMA) has stated that a crypto firm that accepted around US$90. 5 million in deposits from more than 37,000 individual investors did so illegally. The company in question, Envion AG, is currently undergoing liquidation proceedings by the Zug bankruptcy authority.
Switzerland's Financial Market Supervisory Authority has introduced a new "relaxed" fintech license that can apply to blockchain and crypto firms.