Switzerland


Finanzas

BIS Names CBDC Expert as Head of Euro Region Innovation Center

Raphael Auer is now an economist in the organization’s innovation and digital economy unit.

Raphael Auer, who becomes the head of the BIS' innovation center for the euro region in February, 2022.

Finanzas

Arab Bank Switzerland Is Quietly Getting Into DeFi

The Swiss sister entity to Jordan-based Arab Bank is offering clients access to AAVE, COMP, UNI and more.

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Finanzas

Sygnum Valued at $800M in $90M Funding Round: Report

The crypto company said it will use the funds for new offerings including yield-generating products and asset-management products for institutional clients.

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Regulación

Swiss Central Bank Ready to Run With wCBDC in January: ‘Just Takes a Policy Decision’

SNB has completed testing of a wholesale CBDC with Swiss exchange SDX, and is technically ready to go live, according to governing board member Thomas Moser.

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Finanzas

FiCAS Subsidiary Bitcoin Capital Lists Actively Managed Bitcoin, Ethereum ETPs in Switzerland

Through active management, the products are designed to counter the price volatility inherent to crypto assets.

Zug, Switzerland

Finanzas

A National Stock Exchange That Supports NFTs? Welcome to Switzerland

Never mind security tokens, the newly licensed SIX Digital Exchange is in discussions with NFT funds and central banks. SDX’s chairman discusses the trading venue’s uniquely Swiss ambitions.

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Aprende

Top Blockchain University: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

The Junior Enterprise program of 21st-ranked EPFL offers a launchpad for student blockchain entrepreneurs.

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Aprende

Top Blockchain University: ETH Zurich

Coming in at 10th on the list, ETH Zurich’s Blockchain Initiative serves as a meeting hub for some of the best minds in blockchain.

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Finanzas

NFT Authenticator ORIGYN Raises $20M at $300M Valuation

Paris Hilton is among the investors backing the Swiss nonprofit.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Paris Hilton attends The Wallis Delivers: Al Fresco Night presented by The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts  at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on September 24, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Aprende

Top Blockchain University: University of Zurich

Ranked fourth and founded in 1854, this university is leading the future of blockchain in Switzerland’s Crypto Valley.

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