Switzerland Financial News
20.07 / 12:31
Citi
Provident
Digital
Platform
services
BNP Paribas Securities Services joins crypto custody market
The French firm has forged an agreement with two fintechs – Fireblocks and Metaco – to help develop its digital capability. Fireblocks will provide a digital wallet as well as tokenisation and connectivity infrastructure.
20.07 / 11:17
19.07 / 13:01
Digital
CEO
Strategy
stake
Schroders buys stake in digital assets firm
The transaction underlines the growing interest in digital assets within the mainstream investment management industry.
19.07 / 10:27
Blockchain
Ethereum
Digital
Platform
artèQ (ARTEQ) Announces First Centralized Exchange Listing on BitMart
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19.07 / 09:47
Blockchain
Digital
stake
Schroders takes stake in digital assets firm Forteus in step towards tokenised funds
Schroders has acquired a minority stake in a blockchain and digital assets focused asset manager in a move that could allow it to offer tokenised funds to investors.
18.07 / 18:25
business
Government
Stablecoin
Bitcoin
Backed
‘Token will defeat cryptocurrency’: Russia debuts palladium-backed stablecoin
The Russian government-backed tokenization platform Atomyze has issued its first digital asset backed by palladium in collaboration with the local bank Rosbank.
18.07 / 18:23
cryptocurrency
Adoption
NFT
Fashion
How Fashion and NFTs Found Themselves in a Beneficial Partnership
The fashion world has gone for NFTs in a big way. Yes, skeptics may continue to claim that NFTs are “useless,” yet fashion houses seem not to have received the memo, since a growing number of them have begun offering those tokens of ownership as part of their collections and product lines.
18.07 / 16:09
Trading Places: António Horta-Osório heads to Mediobanca, ex-Goldman CFO Chavez joins Alphabet board
One of the biggest figures in banking reemerged with a new role this week. Italy's Mediobanca hired Sir António Horta-Osório as an adviser, the first role for the Portuguese banker since his departure from Credit Suisse.
15.07 / 20:03
Blockchain
Technology
Environment
Bitcoin
Q&A: This project says it runs solely on sustainable energy — how?
The energy use and sustainability of blockchain technology is a burning topic. But some projects are seeking to ensure their activities are eco-friendly — all while giving environmentally conscious consumers an option to go green.
15.07 / 14:53
Trading Places: António Horta-Osório heads to Mediobanca, ex-Goldman CFO Chavez joins Alphabet board
One of the biggest figures in banking reemerged with a new role this week. Italy's Mediobanca hired Sir António Horta-Osório as an adviser, the first role for the Portuguese banker since his departure from Credit Suisse.
15.07 / 13:39
Adoption
regulation
Report
Bitcoin
Germany and the US share the top spot in the global crypto rankings: report
Germany and the United States shared the spoils in the latest quarterly global cryptocurrency rankings released by analytics firm Coincub.
13.07 / 10:39
Stocks market
UBS
UBS names Iqbal Khan as head of wealth management
UBS named Iqbal Khan sole head of wealth management and said the other co-head, Tom Naratil, is stepping down.
12.07 / 15:45
Adoption
Bitcoin
Swiss
Swiss Post's banking arm developing in-house crypto custody platform
Switzerland’s Post Office is set to onboard cryptocurrency trading through its banking arm PostFinance as user appetite for custody grows in the country.
11.07 / 20:47
Facebook
Digital
Telegram
Platform
Uniq Guggenheim Collection is Available for Trading on P2PB2B
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10.07 / 21:25
tennis
Attack
Swiss
Swiss experts fear Alpine mountain collapse after Italy's deadly Marmolada avalanche
Swiss geologists monitor a mountain peak at risk of collapsing and damaging a village below.
09.07 / 08:25
Government
Blockchain
Technology
Adoption
businesses
A mandate for blockchain businesses is to rebuild global trust
Trust is the cornerstone of socioeconomic success and geopolitical balance. Our current world is exhibiting a massive trust deficit. Distrust is resulting in socioeconomic failures and geopolitical angst. Blockchain’s superpower is trust. It is time to mandate blockchain businesses to rebuild trust, success and balance across global systems.
08.07 / 13:01
Ethereum
Legal
Bitcoin Cash
Bitcoin
creditors
Mt. Gox Trustee Moves Closer to Pay-Out, Asks Creditors for Payment Details
The trustee holding what is left after the infamous collapse of the early crypto exchange Mt. Gox is moving closer to a pay-out, asking creditors how they would like to get paid, according to a new letter.
05.07 / 17:41
business
BitMEX
Bitcoin
Russians banned from accessing Bitmex within European Union
Major cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is working to increase compliance with the European sanctions against Russia by preparing to enforce major restrictions for its Russian users.
05.07 / 17:37
Digital
ETF
Racing
Bitcoin
What inflows worth $51M in short-Bitcoin investment products mean
Halfway through 2022 and the cryptocurrency market has already witnessed a mass liquidation phase. The end of Q2, for instance, recorded $423 million worth of outflows for digital asset products. But now, this narrative witnessed significant changes as the market continues to regain its footing.
05.07 / 05:05
business
ETF
Bitcoin Futures
Bitcoin
Weekly
Institutional investors shorting Bitcoin made up 80% of weekly inflows
Institutional investors loaded up on a record $51.4 million worth of investment products offering exposure to shorting the price of Bitcoin (BTC) last week.
04.07 / 20:45
Blockchain
Digital
Gap
Intuit
Asset Tokenization
Bitsliced, the Revolution Behind Asset Tokenization
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