GENTWO erweitert Beraterteam mit Tech-Entrepreneur

Technology entrepreneur Marc P. Bernegger becomes a new member of GENTWO’s Advisory Board. As an experienced start-up expert and Fintech investor, he will support growth initiatives as well as the current capital round. GENTWO’s modern securitization platforms have already generated many value-creating cooperations. The further potential is high for both existing and developing business sectors. […]

A1 Telekom Austria offers crypto payments for more than 2,500 shops

The leading telecommunications company from Austria, “A1 Telekom Austria”, will in future accept payments in crypto-currencies. The telecommunications giant, which has more than 5.4 million mobile customers and around 2.3 million fixed line customers in Austria, announced in a press release earlier this week that in future payments will also be possible in crypto-currencies, such […]

Bitcoin Capital launches first-ever actively managed cryptographic currency ETP on SIX

Today Bitcoin Capital, a new ETP issuer on the Swiss Stock Exchange, is launching the very first actively managed crypto-ETP that can be traded on a regulated marketplace. The ETP offers private and institutional investors additional opportunities to diversify their portfolios with an actively managed crypto-currency basket. As a result, five ETP providers and a […]

Back to Basics Webinar Summary

What are crypto-currencies, what are they for and what are the differences between Blockchain and Bitcoin? These and other fundamental questions were explored in the webinar on July 15. The webinar series, which provides basic knowledge about blockchain and crypto-currencies, is a cooperation between CVJ.CH and 21 Shares AG, a provider specialized in digital assets. […]

US banks obtain permission to hold crypto-currencies

This week, the US supervisory authority, Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), announced in an open letter that nationally licensed banks are allowed to offer custody services for crypto-currencies. The regulatory environment in the United States regarding the provision of trading and services in digital assets is not uniformly regulated. The legal situation is […]

What crypto investment opportunities are available to institutional investors?

Today, private investors around the world have a variety of opportunities to become involved in digital assets. For institutional investors, this is a somewhat more difficult undertaking. An overview of current hurdles and available instruments. Particularly in Switzerland, which has been a global leader in innovation and regulation of crypto-currencies and block chaining since 2015, […]

“Discount call warrant” on Bitcoin tradable on SIX for the first time worldwide

A discount call warrant belongs to the category of exotic warrants. In general, exotic warrants are the securitized combination of various options and thus a further development of classic (“vanilla”) warrants. Structured products include strategies that are composed by combining financial instruments and derivatives. This combination allows investors to trade a complex derivative strategy in […]