South Korea’s largest bank plans to introduce crypto-custody services

Since a change in the law in March 2020, digital assets are recognized as such in South Korea. KB Kookmin Bank has now entered into strategic partnerships to further develop this emerging market and provide crypto-custody services. More and more major banks are focusing their strategy on digital assets. In 2017, the South Korean government […]

The basics of staking

Blockchain networks are public infrastructures maintained by economically motivated actors. Until today, the predominant method for ensuring the security and continuous operation of large Blockchains is proof-of-work mining. Proof of Work Mining (PoW) is the core innovation behind Bitcoin, making the existence of stateless, digital money possible for the first time. In recent months and […]

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 […]

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 […]