Crypto exchanges expand services with tokenized stocks

Some crypto exchanges have enabled their users to trade traditional stocks through tokenized products. Now Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is venturing into the world of tokenized stock trading. Is the new financial world merging with the old one? One of the major advantages of tokenized stocks is that traders can buy fractions of […]

Decentralised Exchanges (DEXes) – Trustless and Secure

Centralised Exchanges have played a pivotal role in the crypto asset ecosystem, acting as fiat ramps, custodians, exchange, market makers and VCs. Algorithmic smart contract based Decentralised Exchanges (DEXes) offer a non-custodial alternative and have turned into serious competition. Bitcoin started in 2010 as the first crypto asset, and the only way to acquire it […]

5 questions answered by Johannes Schmitt, Director of Banking at Kraken

How will blockchain technology affect our lives? Can digital currencies establish themselves as an asset class? The questions that arise in the world of crypto seem limitless. We limit ourselves to five and turn to experts in the field. The development in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space as well as the rapidly growing ecosystem around the new technology is […]

Ripple (XRP) delisted on exchanges due to SEC lawsuit

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Ripple. The FinTech company is accused of selling unlicensed securities in the form of its XRP tokens. Exchanges and asset managers are removing the cryptocurrency from their offerings. Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Ripple, CEO Brad Garlinghouse […]

SIX invests in joint-venture Custodigit to build an institutional digital asset gateway

The Swiss Stock Exchange announced an investment in Custodigit, the joint venture created by Swisscom and Sygnum in 2018. With this agreement, SIX Digital Exchange, Swisscom and Sygnum Bank enable Swiss banks to offer access to digital assets for their customers. The Swiss Stock Exchange today agreed to take a major stake in Custodigit and to partner […]

Hong Kong may soon have a fully licensed crypto-exchange

Asia’s leading digital asset platform received approval for an automated trading and market license for digital assets. This is a big step forward for crypto-adoption in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s Financial Services Authority made the general decision to grant Asia’s Digital Asset Platform OSL the license to conduct crypto-related business. This decision is the first […]