The SIX Swiss Exchange has recently observed an increased interest in trading crypto assets. This increase in interest is shown by a survey (full-report in English) conducted by SIX among Swiss Exchange participants. Market participants observe increasing customer demand for digital assets Around two-thirds of the retail participants surveyed stated that their customers are showing […]
The recently observed price increases in bitcoin have caused the search volume on Google to rise. According to statistics on Google Trends, this pattern of bitcoin price increases correlating with increased search volumes, has been observed frequently in the past. But there are also other findings. Google Trends is an online service provided by Google […]
Basel-based Thierry Gilgen is launching a digital trading platform together with business partners. This platform collects and analyzes real-time data. It enables everyone to operate with the same resources of a bank, so to speak. The Business Parc advised and mediates experts. Thierry Gilgen is bubbling with energy. With the start-up and system “MachinaTrader“, the […]
(Source: JD Lasica via flickr.com) At the end of November, Stephan Roth asked the daring question: “is Andrew Yang crypto’s man”? To the ears of crypto fanatics, attempting to provide an affirmative answer to such a question, is heresy. For crypto-hardliners, the notion that the highly libertarian crypto-movement could be advanced by a political figure […]
We saw an eventful year, with investment growth in the crypto-currency sector as well as in trading. There were also some important macro moments that have motivated Bitcoin traders in 2019. A review and outlook by Patrick Heusser. Bitcoin: Trading review 2019 and outlook 2020 If one looks at the market as a whole, as is done […]
(Image: arborelza, istock) For the past three months China has been caught in a crypto-storm, with those operating within the crypto-industry struggling to keep their heads above the water in a sea of uncertainty. Last week, the notion of ‘blockchain not bitcoin’ resurfaced as the financial regulator in the city of Weihai warned investors to differentiate between […]
(Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/collisionconf/27964740018) On the 14th of November, democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, posted his future plans for the regulation of crypto markets. Yang’s avant-garde approach to technology and automation has been lauded by many within the tech-community. However, for the Satoshi Nakamotos of this world, news of regulation coupled with Yang’s signature policy, universal basic […]
The crypto-phenomenon is a global one. Public blockchain networks such as bitcoin or ethereum are not controlled by a state or a company. Rather, they connect people from different walks-of-life across national borders. Yet, despite all this decentralization, this new world, where the primacy of the digital rules, needs points of contact with the physical world. In other words, even blockchain needs a home. Outgoing Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann offered his hand to […]
What is crypto currency? Crypto-currencies are digital means of payment that are managed by a central office and are cryptographically encrypted. The first functioning crypto currency was bitcoin, which has been in existence since 2009. Now there are now hundreds of other crypto currencies. What is the idea behind cryptocurrencies? Crypto-currencies are supposed to be an alternative […]
