Business 2 days ago

Zug, Switzerland is the fastest-growing tech destination in Europe

Zug, the Swiss city that has been dubbed “Crypto Valley” because of its growing cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation community, is now the fastest-growing tech hub in Europe. This is per StartupTicker, a news channel startup ...

Tech 5 days ago

Swiss Post, telecoms provider launch blockchain infrastructure

Swiss Post, Switzerland’s postal service, along with Swisscom, the government-owned telecommunications provider, are launching a “100%-owned Swiss infrastructure” for companies and government offices to put up their blockchain applications. In a press release, Swiss Post ...

Business 7 days ago

‘Relaxed’ Swiss license allows fintech startups to accept public deposits

The Swiss financial regulator has issued fresh guidelines for fintech startups, giving leeway to licensees to accept up to CHF100 million ($100.1 million) in public deposits, in a radical move designed to boost innovation in ...

Business 2 weeks ago

Unauthorized ICO lands crypto mining firm in hot water with Swiss court

Cryptocurrency mining firm Envion AG was reportedly shut down in Switzerland over allegations that it conducted an unauthorized initial coin offering (ICO). On Wednesday, German news outlet Handelsblatt Global reported that the Cantonal court of Zug ...

Business 1 month ago

Switzerland clamps down on banks trading in crypto: report

The situation in Switzerland got a whole lot more difficult for cryptocurrency and banking in general, as the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is getting tough on those banks who want to trade in ...

Press Releases 2 months ago

The fourth edition of Block Hedge Business 2018 at Zurich is set to create ripples in the blockchain world

After putting together a series of successful blockchain conferences in the eastern part of the globe, Block Hedge is all set to unite leading stakeholders in the crypto sphere of the western world at Zurich ...

Business 2 months ago

FINMA issues landmark Swiss license for crypto asset management

Switzerland’s financial services regulator has issued its first license for cryptocurrency asset management, after greenlighting an application from a domestic cryptocurrency investment fund. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority granted licensing approval to Crypto Fund, ...

Press Releases 2 months ago

Leading crypto experts to speak at the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland

On October 9, Geneva will welcome the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland for the second time. The event planned by the international company Smile-Expo will gather professionals in the DLT industry who will focus on the most topical issues ...

Press Releases 2 months ago

Leading crypto experts to speak at the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland

On October 9, Geneva will welcome the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland for the second time. The event planned by the international company Smile-Expo will gather professionals in the DLT industry who will focus on the most topical issues ...

Business 3 months ago

Swiss startup raises over $100 million for crypto bank

A startup in Switzerland has already raised 100 million Swiss francs ($100 million) to put up a bank that would offer cryptocurrency-related products, news agency Reuters reported. SEBA Crypto AG also wants to offer more ...

Business 3 months ago

Smart Valor wins Swiss approval to act as financial intermediary

Swiss tech startup Smart Valor has become one of the few blockchain companies based in the country to win approval from regulators, after the firm was approved to act as a financial intermediary, Reuters reported. Having ...

Business 4 months ago

Maerki Baumann breaks ranks to offer Swiss crypto firms banking access

Swiss banking group Maerki Baumann has become only the second bank in Switzerland to extend services to the cryptocurrency sector, providing much-needed access to banking services for crypto businesses operating in the country. The private ...