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On Friday the Swiss town of Wetzikon -- formerly best-known for its idyllic pastures and churches -- launched a blockchain-based program to support small and medium-sized local businesses affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.Valued at 250,000 Swiss francs ($280,000), the initial aid disbursement will be funded with a municipal credit line
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Gazprombank (Switzerland) has been authorized by FINMA to launch institutional cryptocurrency services in Switzerland. Source
Read MoreSwitzerland’s Federal Department of Finance has initiated a consultation process for a blanket ordinance in the blockchain and distributed ledger technology space. The consultation will happen among cantons, parties and other interested groups in this space. It is scheduled to continue for more than three months, ending on Feb. 2, 2021.
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CryptoX is partnering with DC Fintech Week, one of the world’s premier policy and regulation-focused digital currency conferences, to produce a special edition of CryptoX Live. The virtual event, which runs Oct. 19-22, brings together marquee names from Switzerland’s FINMA, Sweden’s Riksbank, the Bank for International Settlements, the U.S.’ Commodity Futures
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The folks building the next generation of digital money in Switzerland understand the need to collaborate. Stablecoins, digital tokens pegged one-to-one to the Swiss franc (CHF), in this case, are a prime example. SEBA Bank and Sygnum Bank, the two B2B players that hold banking licenses from the Swiss Financial Market
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A new group seeking to promote research and support blockchain firms has been formed.The Ticino Blockchain Technologies Association was launched with the participation of the University of Southern Switzerland, also known as the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). The
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A major health insurance provider in Switzerland has made Bitcoin and Ether payments available to its policyholders.According to an Aug. 31 announcement, Atupri Health Insurance is partnering with crypto financial services company Bitcoin Suisse for its 200,000 customers to make payments using Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH). Atupri, based in
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The new bitcoin transaction automatically complies with the FATF Travel Rule and will save intermediaries from doing it all manually. Source
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Crypto Finance AG and 21 Analytics successfully completed a Bitcoin transaction in accordance with the standards of Financial Action Task Force (FATF).Two Swiss Firms, Crypto Finance AG and 21 Analytics in collaboration with My Pelerin announced on Thursday that they have successfully completed a Bitcoin transaction that complies with the
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Switzerland’s principal stock exchange SIX Swiss Exchange is listing a new bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP). The BTCA index, otherwise known as the “Bitcoin Capital Active ETP (BTCA),” is different from other crypto ETPs exchanged on SIX because it’s an “actively managed” cryptocurrency ETP.SIX Swiss Exchange, based in Zurich is
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