Switzerland


Policy

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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Finance

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.

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Finance

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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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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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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Finance

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)

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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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Finance

Switzerland’s Six Digital Exchange Launches With Blockchain Bond

The SDX blockchain bond is the first digital issuance that uses regulated market infrastructure, according to parent company SIX.

A SIX logo sits on the exterior of the Six Swiss Exchange AG stock exchange in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. In a move that has implications for Brexit, Switzerland disallowed the trading of its shares on the bloc's bourses as of July 1 to prevent a drop in liquidity as it faced the expiry of its recognition under European Union rules. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Swiss Crypto Exchange SDX Said to Go Live Later This Month

SDX’s journey has been fraught with delays and changes of leadership.

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Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Ledger Expands Institutional Footprint in Switzerland and UK

The rebranded Ledger Enterprise Solutions is opening offices in Zurich, Geneva and London.

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