Chainalysis, a company specializing in block chain analysis, helps companies and law enforcement agencies uncover fraud and prevent money laundering. In its recently published Crypto Crime Report, the company recorded the illegal activities that were discovered. Thanks to the inherent transparency of the block chain, findings can be made that are not possible when investigating […]
The whistle for “halve-time” is set to blow, with May 2020 creeping ever closer. For those operating in the crypto-verse the “halving/halvening”, is the talk of the office, with speculation as to what new heights the price of bitcoin will surge to taking center stage. This interest in 2020’s most anticipated crypto-event is seemingly mirrored […]
Last week, a global consortium was announced at the WEF to focus on designing a legal framework for managing digital currencies, including stablecoins. In 2020, the WEF brought more than 3,000 global leaders from politics, government, civil society, science, arts and culture, and media together. Under the theme “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World”, […]
The misconception that technology enslaves us can be contrasted with another view. A perspective that sees technology as a tool for individual emancipation. Thoughts on the new digital age by Claudio Grass. Internet – the Decentralized (R)evolution People are driven by different motives. Some see the greatest happiness in the accumulation of material values, others […]
American venture capital investor Tim Draper recently commented on Bitcoin, suggesting that Millennials should invest in Bitcoin if they want to secure their financial future. Draper expressed this in an interview with Liz Claman. During the interview, published on January 22, Draper discussed people and topics such as Elon Musk, Space X and Bitcoin. Draper also accused the banking […]
(Source: Trending Topics 2019 via flickr.com) The likelihood of central banks issuing their own general purpose central bank digital currency (CBDC) has doubled from roughly 10 – 20%, from 2018 to 2019, according to the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). On Thursday, the Swiss-based BIS carried out a survey with 66 central banks across the […]
This year’s CV Blockchain conference in Davos had interesting topics and speakers. While many representatives from the Blockchain industry presented the latest developments in various areas, economist Roubini was extremely critical of the developments. Just as the promising discussion round on “Decentralized Finance” (DeFi) was concluded with promising prospects for the future and a mood […]
Swiss companies InCore Bank AG and inacta AG are joining forces to offer traditional banks the entire crypto-asset value chain. Together, InCore Bank AG and inacta AG want to make digital assets constitute an important role in the future of the financial system. Founded in 2007, inCore is a business-to-business transaction bank that offers banks, […]
Crypto and Raw Materials – Lessons from 25 years on the raw materials market. Before my partner Daniel Masters and I discovered cryptocurrencies in 2013, we were active in commodity trading for almost three decades. One of the features of bitcoin that appealed to us back then was the limited supply, which is limited to […]
The SIX Swiss Exchange has recently observed an increased interest in trading crypto assets. This increase in interest is shown by a survey (full-report in English) conducted by SIX among Swiss Exchange participants. Market participants observe increasing customer demand for digital assets Around two-thirds of the retail participants surveyed stated that their customers are showing […]
