In line with its recently communicated strategy for digital assets, InCore Bank is now the first financial institution in Switzerland to offer banking services to Kraken clients. Zurich/Schlieren, 3 July 2020 – Kraken is the largest crypto currency exchange in Europe in terms of euro volume. With this integration Kraken offers its customers another simple […]
Within the scope of a cooperation between the Australian shoe producer “Chase Shiel” and the retailer “The Kickz”, a limited production of sneakers including placement on the Blockchain is planned. The shoes, inspired by the Nike Air Max 1, can be tracked with the help of VeChain’s ToolChain Suite and the Thor Blockchain. Chase Shiel […]
The world’s leading issuer of crypto ETPs, 21Shares AG, is launching the 21Shares Bitcoin ETP on the regulated market of Deutsche Börse on July 2, 2020. 21Shares AG – headquartered in Zug, Switzerland – has listed the world’s first crypto basket (HODL) on the SIX Swiss Exchange in November 2018. Since Zug became the global […]
A growing acceptance of Stablecoins could be the next step in a global financialisation, after private actors started to create dollar derivatives in the 1960s. Will crypto-dollarization lead to an upgrade of the Eurodollar system? It sounds paradoxical at first glance: while the Fed creates masses of dollars out of nothing, the greenback is not […]
The UK Financial Services Authority (FCA) has recently published a study that examines consumer interaction with crypto-currencies in the country. According to the study, around 3.86% of the UK population is said to own crypto-currencies. The study was published in October 2018 and March 2019 as a continuation of previously published reports. The studies were […]
The current economic crisis and the ultra-loose monetary policy of central banks raise many questions. Structural change seems unstoppable. What role will digitalization, block-chain technology, digital currencies and assets play? Dr. Cyrus de la Rubia, Chief Economist of Hamburg Commercial Bank, answers these and other questions. De la Rubia has 25 years of financial market […]
Leonteq is expanding its range of listed products to include crypto-currencies. In addition to a total of 17 tracker and actively managed certificates, the expert for structured investment products is expanding its range with new SIX listed reverse convertibles. In addition to the Reverse Convertible already listed, Leonteq AG is issuing two new products with […]
The nature conservation group Oceana recently conducted a study on fish products. The study found that 20 percent of the samples from Norway were incorrectly labelled. By using blockchain technology, such problems should be eliminated in the future. One of the findings of the environmental group’s study was that 20 percent of the fish samples […]
One of the most important football clubs in the world, FC Barcelona, recently launched a fan token via the Ethereum-based tokenization platform Socios. Demand far outstripped supply. The token ($BAR), which went on sale on 22 June, was sold out within two hours. The total quantity put into circulation amounted to 600,000 tokens, which were […]
Bitcoin/USD daily basis Bitcoin USD – At the lower end of the trading range since early MayThe Monday of last reporting week saw the highest Bitcoin price with a daily high of USD 9,800. After a very narrow trading range on Tuesday, it then fell to 9,300 USD in the middle of the week. The […]
