Switzerland Financial News
16.12 / 16:47
Citi
Trading Places: Credit Suisse bleeds more talent, Citi announces bumper promotions round
Jefferies hired Credit Suisse's chief executive for Italy, the latest senior departure from the Swiss lender as the US bank continues to add dealmakers. Andrea Donzelli has joined Jefferies as vice-chair of investment banking and country head of Italy.
16.12 / 14:43
Blockchain
UPS
Happy Holidays for the TRON Grand Hackathon 2022 Season 3 Winners
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16.12 / 14:43
15.12 / 16:59
Target
Boeing
ECB, BOE Raise Rates by Half a Percentage Point
The central banks of the U.K., eurozone and Switzerland increased interest rates by 0.5 percentage point, following the Federal Reserve in slowing the pace of increases as inflation edges lower across advanced economies.
15.12 / 15:37
Boeing
Bank of England Raises Rates by 0.5 Point, Slowing Pace of Tightening
The Bank of England raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage point to 3.5%, following the Federal Reserve in slowing the pace of increases as inflation edges lower.
14.12 / 17:51
Adoption
Europe
data
The Netherlands tops new survey as the most metaverse-ready country
The metaverse and digital reality experiences are barreling toward consumers, whether they are ready or not. However, there are certain places in the world that are more ready to embrace a digital future from a technological standpoint.
13.12 / 10:39
Bitcoin Payments
Lightning Network
lightning
Bitcoin
NOT
Not medical advice: Bitcoiner implants Lightning chip to make BTC payments by hand
The Lightning Network continues to shock the Bitcoin (BTC) community. A swiss IT Professional called F418 (not his real name) surgically implanted a Lightning-enabled chip into his right hand to make Lightning Network (LN) payments.
12.12 / 13:57
CEO
exit
Credit Suisse’s Italian chief exec Andrea Donzelli jumps for Jefferies in latest senior exit
Jefferies has hired Credit Suisse's chief executive for Italy, the latest senior departure from the Swiss lender as the US bank continues to add dealmakers.
09.12 / 18:51
Provident
Digital
Ripple
CEO
PUMP
SIX, Ripple and Middlegame Ventures pump $72 million into Keyrock
Keyrock CEO Kevin de Patoul, says the firm will use its funding to invest further into infrastructure development, scalability tools, as well as regulatory licensing across Europe, the US and Singapore."The new round of funding allows us to dramatically accelerate executing our vision to provide liquidity solutions for all digital assets," he says. "By doubling down on our focus on clients and scalability, we will be looking to expand into new markets with targeted services.”Earlier this year, Keyrock doubled the size of the workforce globally to over 100 employees.
09.12 / 17:17
Blockchain
Tax
Bitcoin
Earth
Billionaire Tim Draper Says El Salvador Will Become One of the Richest Countries on Earth For This One Reason
American venture capitalist and billionaire Tim Draper argues that bitcoin (BTC) will lead El Salvador to become one of the richest countries in the world.
09.12 / 16:17
Technology
Health
Artists
Science
NFTs, Nonprofits and Longevity Intersect at Art Basel Miami
Just as Art Basel has expanded beyond its initial gallery showcases in Switzerland, where the international art fair was conceived, the pursuit of longer and more fulfilling lives has grown from the subject of science fiction novels to real, viable science.
09.12 / 11:27
COST
Action
Credit Suisse completes $2.4bn capital raise amid cost-cutting review
Credit Suisse said on 8 December that it completed its latest rights offering and had put into action around 80% of the cost cuts it planned for 2023, as the bank maintains its course through its painful strategic review.
07.12 / 02:53
Fan tokens struggle to hold on as World Cup quarter-finals draw nearer
Cryptocurrencies tied to national soccer teams have failed to keep the attention of 2022 FIFA World Cup fans, with many soccer-linked fan token prices plummeting since the tournament began.
07.12 / 00:57
European Union
Football
World Cup 2022: Morocco beats Spain becoming first ever Arabic team to reach quarter finals
Morroco made history on Tuesday by handing Spain a crushing defeat at the World Cup.
06.12 / 15:37
European Union
Football
Ukraine war: Drone hits Russia oil depot, Moscow accuses Kyiv of 'nuclear terrorism' at Zaporizhzhia
A drone strike hit a third Russian airfield on Tuesday from a drone strike, a day after Ukraine proved its capacity to target military bases deep into Russian air space.
06.12 / 14:57
European Union
Football
Muslim leaders call for calm ahead of Spain, Morocco World Cup football showdown
Muslim leaders in Spain called for calm ahead of Tuesday's crunch World Cup decider between Spain and Morocco amid fears of a repeat of crowd trouble in Belgium last week.
06.12 / 09:51
European Union
Beijing embraces ‘life again’ as COVID-19 lockdown is eased
China's capital Beijing has scrapped the need for people to show negative COVID-19 tests to enter supermarkets, offices, the subway and the city’s international airport on Tuesday, as restrictions are being softened across the country following last month's historic protests.
05.12 / 15:47
Adoption
regulation
HashKey
Seba Bank
SEBA Bank partners with HashKey for institutional crypto adoption
With the crypto winter slowing down developments within the space, two digital asset-focused firms will work together to speed up digital asset adoption for institutions.
05.12 / 12:13
UPS
FIVE
Activist who called for Credit Suisse break-up says latest overhaul isn’t enough
An activist investor who called for Credit Suisse's break-up five years ago said that the Swiss bank’s new overhaul "barely scratches the surface", and more needs to be done to turn it around.
03.12 / 17:03
FIVE
Aviat
Action
Airlines
A full list of the strikes set to cause travel disruption across Europe in December
Travel is set to be heavily impacted by industrial action during the busy festive period this year.
02.12 / 23:09
CFTC
regulation
SEC
CFTC Chair Walks Back on Previous Statements Regarding Ethereum, Says Only Bitcoin is Commodity – Regulation Hammer Coming Down?
Only bitcoin (BTC) should be considered a commodity for regulatory purposes, and not ethereum (ETH), Rostin Behnam, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said in a recent speech.
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