Most recently, the Geneva-based Libra Foundation returned with a revised white paper and a FINMA application for the authorization of a payment system. This week the admission of a new member in the form of a payment provider was announced. The new payment service provider is the British start-up Checkout.com, who will join the Libra […]
Digital currencies issued by central banks will be a hot topic in 2020. Meanwhile, many central banks have already discussed the advantages and disadvantages of CBDC’s, and some nations are already working on their own digital currency. In a survey conducted this year by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) among 66 central banks, 80% […]
The secure identification of persons whom one has had contact with, could be an effective tool to combat the spread of COVID-19. With the support of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, an international consortium including EPFL and ETH Zurich is developing a tracking app. Due to the corona crisis, applications for digital contact […]
The Bitcoin price has fallen sharply in recent months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this has not reduced public interest in crypto-currencies. Some of the US government’s helicopter money is also being used to buy Bitcoin. As Forbes magazine reports, several Americans are using the $1,200 stimulus checks to purchase crypto-currencies such as […]
Among other things, blockchain is ideally suited for the tokenization of assets. This can typically include illiquid assets such as real estate. An STO (security token offering) has just been launched in Germany for a real estate project in Berlin. The Berlin real estate STO is being conducted by Black Manta Capital Partners, a German […]
CargoSmart Limited is working with one of the largest shipping companies in the world (CISCO Shipping Lines) as part of a Shipping-blockchain pilot project. The aim is to make sea freight data and delivery status visible at any time. Blockchain technology allows the automatic forwarding of information that cannot be changed afterwards. CargoSmart will record […]
For a long time it was quiet around the planned stable coin social media company Facebook. Now the Geneva-based Libra Foundation is back with a revised white paper and a FINMA application for a licence to be considered payment system. As can be seen from the announcement on the Association’s blog, the project wants to […]
In an open letter to the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS) is formulating a recommendation to amend the Money Laundering Ordinance presented in February. It calls for all financial market players to be treated equally. On 7 February 2020, FINMA published a proposed ordinance and several partial ordinance revision […]
Under the leadership of the Bitcoin Association Switzerland and the Tezos Foundation, a decentralized consortium, have brought Bitcoin (BTC) into the Tezos ecosyste; enabling Bitcoin-supported use cases on the Tezos blockchain. Bitcoin and Tezos – liquidity meets application The goal is to combine the liquidity of the largest and oldest crypto currency with the efficiency […]
Crypto Valley and the entire Swiss Blockchain scene is facing an existential threat due to the restrictions caused by the Corona pandemic. The Swiss Blockchain Federation recently conducted a broad survey among companies in the Valley. Startups from Crypto Valley are particularly hard hit Due to the uncertainties of the Corona crisis, numerous exponents had […]
