Switzerland


Finanzas

Citigroup Director of Blockchain and Digital Assets to Leave for Six Digital Exchange

Alexandre Kech's departure follows the exit of another key digital-assets employee from Citi in August.

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Regulación

Copper's Swiss Unit Approved to Join Self-Regulatory Body VQF

Membership gives a stamp of approval to its compliance with Switzerland's anti-money laundering laws and allows the unit to operate.

Switzerland (Tim Trad/Unsplash)

Finanzas

Crypto Valley Venture Capital Launches African Blockchain Early-Stage Fund

The venture capital investor published a report that found funding for African blockchain startups far outpaced investment in other venture funding.

Crypto Valley Venture Capital announced an Africa blockchain startup fund at WEF in Davos. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

LGT, World’s Largest Family-Owned Private Bank, to Offer Crypto

LGT Bank, the financial institution owned by the princely House of Liechtenstein, is working with Switzerland’s SEBA Bank on the service.

Vaduz Castle, home of the prince of  Liechtenstein (Leonhard Niederwimmer/Pixabay)

Regulación

Swiss National Bank Owns No Bitcoin, but Could Buy in the Future, Chairman Says

While bitcoin today doesn't meet norms for currency reserves, said Thomas Jordan, there's no technical bar to purchases.

Swiss currency (Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Finanzas

World's First Combined Bitcoin, Gold Exchange-Traded Product Listed in Switzerland

The product was developed by ETP issuer 21Shares and crypto data provider ByteTree Asset Management.

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Finanzas

Brazilian Crypto Asset Manager Hashdex Approved to List ETPs in Switzerland

Hashdex is currently recruiting teams in London, Zurich, Paris and Lisbon to meet its expansion plans.

SIX Swiss Exchange is based in Zurich.

Regulación

Former Trump Aide Mick Mulvaney Tapped as Astra Protocol Adviser

The former congressman brings a wealth of government experience to the Swiss startup

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Regulación

FTX Taps Ex-Liechtenstein Regulator as EU Strategy Lead

Marcel Lötscher, previously a senior official at the country's financial market supervisor, will become head of regulatory strategy for the global crypto exchange in October.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. (CoinDesk)

Finanzas

CoinShares Expands FlowBank Stake With $26.5M Purchase

The acquisition drives forward CoinShares’ plan to become an integrated digital asset fintech company.

CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti