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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Italian Banking Association (ABI), which has more than 700 banking institutions as members, wants to further promote the introduction of a digital currency in the form of a Euro CBDC. In a position paper, the association points out the advantages of a digital currency. By participating in various projects and a separate working group, […]
The large chamber is in favour of several legislative changes that improve the framework conditions for blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT). In doing so, the National Council followed a recommendation of the Federal Council last November. Aims of the legislative amendments This week the Council of States gave the green light for the creation […]
Founded in 2007, InCore Bank is a one-stop business-to-business transaction bank that provides transaction and outsourcing services to banks, securities dealers, asset managers and fintech companies. Rudy Suter explains exactly what this means. As a Swiss company with a banking and securities dealer license, InCore Bank offers a comprehensive and modular range of services. This […]
Former Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann becomes a member of the Board of Directors of Crypto Valley Venture Capital CV VC. One and a half years after his resignation as Minister of Economics, he is now involved in the Zug start-up, which invests in blockchain projects. Schneider-Ammann was already fascinated by new technologies during his term […]
The ETC Group intends to bring the first crypto-currency Exchange Traded Product (ETP) to the Xetra platform via the white label platform HANetf. The Bitcoin Exchange Traded Product (ETP) with the symbol (BTCE) is scheduled to be launched on Xetra later this month, after it has been approved by the German Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin. […]
In a 32-page document entitled “Central Bank Digital Currency”, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia examined the future of the monetary system in connection with digital central bank currencies (CBDCs). The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia concludes in the paper that the introduction of digital currencies could lead to a fundamental change in the architecture […]
Zug-based Bitcoin Suisse is one of the most popular success stories from Crypto Valley. Since its foundation in 2013, the company has grown to 145 employees and serves over 10,000 customers. An interview with founder and Chairman of the Board Niklas Nikolajsen will be outlined in two parts. In the first part: Bitcoin and gold […]
