More Crypto Companies Moving to Switzerland to Avoid Regulatory Restrictions

Switzerland remains one of the most attractive locations in Europe for blockchain and crypto firms which continue to flock there according to reports. The post More Crypto Companies Moving to Switzerland to Avoid Regulatory Restrictions appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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First Crypto Assets Fund Gets Green Light In Crypto-Friendly Switzerland

Switzerland is fast making its mark in the crypto sector. In a move that clearly indicates the government’s decision to boost cryptocurrency investments, Switzerland’s financial markets regulator has opened the floodgates for more institutional investors.

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Is Crypto Summer Back in Switzerland?

While the world is recovering from the so-called “crypto winter,” Switzerland is happy to be back to summer

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Safe Space: A Guide to Special Economic Zones for Crypto, From China to Switzerland

Learn more about cryptocurrency safe spaces, where fintech ventures are encouraged to delve into crypto and blockchain — from Switzerland to the Philippines

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Lamassu, The Oldest Bitcoin ATM Company, Moves to ‘Crypto Valley’ Switzerland

There were rising doubts last year about Switzerland’s rightful place as a leader in the crypto space. The tiny alpine country famous for its expensive watches welcomed blockchain companies at first.

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A Glimpse Into Crypto Valley In Zug, Switzerland

Let’s be honest, when most of us think of Switzerland, we think of three things: chocolate, luxury watches, and secret Swiss bank accounts. However, in the past year or two Switzerland has been hitting the headlines for something entirely different: the blockchain and cryptocurrency hub of Crypto Valley.

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Why Switzerland Is Scrambling to Keep Its Crypto-Friendly Title

With most banks in Switzerland still refusing to work with crypto companies, Germany's solarisBank becomes the latest to challenge the crypto friendly nation. The post Why Switzerland Is Scrambling to Keep Its Crypto-Friendly Title appeared first on CoinCentral.

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Switzerland Turns to Regulators to Keep Crypto Projects

Switzerland wants to stop the departure of crypto projects choosing rival offshore regions due to the banking obstacles in the country.

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Switzerland’s Main Stock Exchange Dives Deep Into Crypto

Switzerland’s principal stock exchange has announced that it is building a platform for the trading, settlement, and custody of digital assets. This announcement follows reports of government officials working on giving crypto businesses access to banking services.

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Huobi Launches In AU offering ten AUD pairs

Exchanges Crypto exchange Huobi has started trading in Australia with 10 pairs against the AUD, including bitcoin cash (BCH). Also read: Switzerland Considers Granting Crypto Businesses Access to Banking Services Huobi Starts Trading in Australia Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has announced it is launching in Australia.

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Europe’s Top Speed Trading Firm Flow Traders Joins the Crypto-Economy

This week one of Europe’s largest speed trading platforms and exchange-traded fund (ETFs) dealers, Flow Traders NV, announced the firm is entering the cryptocurrency space by offering bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to its clientele.

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Europe’s Top Speed Trading Firm Flow Traders Join the Crypto-Economy

This week one of Europe’s largest speed trading platforms and exchange-traded fund (ETFs) dealers, Flow Traders NV, announced the firm is entering the cryptocurrency space by offering bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to its clientele.

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Here’s What You Pay in Taxes for Using Crypto: From the US to Switzerland

Here’s a brief guide on taxes for crypto users in the U.S., Switzerland, Japan and other major markets

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Swiss Stock Exchange Operator Plans to Launch Crypto Exchange

SIX, the firm that operates and owns the Swiss stock exchange, has announced plans to launch a fully regulated digital cryptocurrency exchange. The firm says it plans to launch "the first market infrastructure in the world” which will “offer a fully integrated end-to-end trading" while providing a safe environment where digital assets can be issued and existing securities and non-bankable assets can be tokenized.

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Huobi Launches in Australia Offering 10 AUD Pairs

Crypto exchange Huobi has started trading in Australia with 10 pairs against the AUD, including bitcoin cash (BCH). More trading pairs will be added in the future. The platform also plans to partner with local startups through its investment fund and a subsidiary.

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Switzerland’s Stock Exchange to Launch Crypto Trading

“This is the beginning of a new era for capital markets infrastructures. For us it is abundantly clear that much of what is going on in the digital space is... The post Switzerland’s Stock Exchange to Launch Crypto Trading appeared first on Trustnodes.

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The Daily: Bittrex Invades Europe and Blockchain Gets Raunchy

From the sublime to the smutty, today’s Bitcoin in Brief runs the full gamut of emotions and stories. These include Bittrex’s new foray into Europe, EOS’ quest to offload its billion-dollar warchest and Jackson Palmer’s viral new project, 50 Shades of Blockchain.

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Swiss Stock Exchange To Create New Digital Exchange Platform

Switzerland is quickly becoming a central hub for cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Switzerland is the home of the Crypto Valley (Zug) and of course, as a nation are very open towards the idea of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

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Access to Banking Services is being considered by Switzerland for Crypto Businesses

Economy & Regulation Crypto companies based in Switzerland may receive access to regular banking services as early as this year. Also read: Swiss Crypto Company Acquires License to Distribute Funds to Investors Banks Expected to Offer Services by the End of the Year In terms of crypto development, Switzerland is now standing at a crossroad.

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Switzerland Considers Granting Crypto Businesses Access to Banking Services

Crypto companies based in Switzerland may receive access to regular banking services as early as this year. Political will and economic wisdom seem to be in place as some government officials and bankers are already working to resolve a serious issue.

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Swiss Regulators Aim to Give Crypto Firms Better Access to Financial Services

Switzerland is attempting to position itself as a hub for cryptocurrency activity. Surprisingly, it seems the country’s policymakers are intent on bridging the gap between cryptocurrency and traditional banking.

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Swiss Banks to Welcome Cryptocurrency and break Singapore’s crypto dominance

Switzerland businesses are urging their government to allow banks in the country to add cryptocurrency transaction system, says the Financial Times. In an exclusive interview to the economic publication, Crypto Valley’s Heinz Tannler says, “We hope to clarify relationships by the end of the year at the latest.

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Zug Blockchain Voting System Hailed A Success, Although Participation Was Low

Crypto Valley, a cryptocurrency haven in Zug, Switzerland has made headlines recently for the local authorities move to develop a blockchain based voting system which utilises the towns current digital ID system.

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Switzerland's “Crypto Valley” Successfully Completes Blockchain Voting Trial

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trade.io Announces Official Launch Of Its Highly Anticipated, Customizable Crypto Exchange at Simultaneous London Events

Tuesday, June 03, 2018, Lugano, Switzerland – trade. io’s CEO Jim Preissler today announced during his keynote speech at the trade. io sponsored, Bloomberg event in London, England, that the Exchange, the flagship product of trade.

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Swiss Finance Director Confident That Full Banking Will Extend to Crypto Companies

Switzerland appears to be moving closer to offering traditional banking services to the large numbers of blockchain companies that have set up there. The finance director of Zug, one of the centres of the nation’s blockchain industry, has spoken optimistically about the market’s future regarding banking.

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Crypto Valley Declares Blockchain Voting Trial a 'Success'

Zug, home of the "Crypto Valley" in Switzerland, has successfully completed its first test of a blockchain-based voting system.

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EU’s Report on Cryptocurrencies: Says Officials “Should Not Ignore” Them

The EU’s Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies released a report entitled “Virtual currencies and central banks monetary policy: challenges ahead.

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Zenon Quavier opened the payment cap of Crypto Investment Bank

Singapore-based Huobi has confirmed its intentions to open an office in London, and US exchange Coinbase is about to do the same in Portland, Oregon. Also, a new crypto vault in Switzerland offers safe storage for cryptocurrencies, while the parliament in Valletta has approved three bills designed to increase the attractiveness of Malta for businesses

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The Daily: Swiss Crypto Vault, Huobi Opens in London, Malta Approves Crypto Bills

In Saturday’s Bitcoin in Brief, we cover some of the new expansion plans of leading cryptocurrency trading platforms. Singapore-based Huobi has confirmed its intentions to open an office in London, and US exchange Coinbase is about to do the same in Portland, Oregon.

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PR: trade.io Announces Official Launch of Its Highly Anticipated, Customizable Crypto Exchange at Simultaneous London Events

Friday 29th June 2018, Lugano, Switzerland - trade. io’s CEO Jim Preissler today announced during his keynote speech at the trade. io sponsored, Bloomberg event in London, England, that the Exchange, the flagship product of trade.

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Now owners of truckloads of crypto can stash them in the Swiss Crypto Vault

Setting the latest trend in Cryptocurrency is Crypto Vault, a Switzerland based start up. The company offers to store virtual currencies in its safe storage vaults for the biggies in the crypto-world – “wealthy individuals and institutional investors.

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PwC Strategy& collaborates with Crypto Valley Association for 2nd Global ICO Report

Strategy&, PwC’s strategy and consulting division, in collaboration with the Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a not-for-profit established to foster the growth of the blockchain ecosystem in Switzerland, have.

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Swiss Still Bullish on Blockchain – Banks to Ensure Easy Access to Services for Blockchain Companies

Heinz Tannler, the Financial Director of Zug, the crypto valley of Switzerland, has called on the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) to bring blockchain companies into the traditional banking sector.

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Head of Swiss Department of Economic Affairs Conveys Optimistic Vision on Blockchain Technology

Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, the Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research of Switzerland, affirmed his belief that blockchain technology is here to stay. Speaking at the Crypto Valley Conference in Zug on June 21, Schneider-Ammann addressed the attendees, quoting Mikhail Gorbachev’s “Life punishes those who come late.

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BIS says crypto currency should be treated as a security

The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) economic adviser and head of research Hyun Song Shin has said that cryptocurrencies should be treated the same as stocks and bonds, Business Times reported June 25.

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Swiss Economy Head Wants Switzerland to Become a Crypto and Blockchain Nation

Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, the head of Switzerland’s Department of Economic Affairs, has said that blockchain technology will undoubtedly penetrate the entire economy of Switzerland and make a global impact that is as big as that of the internet.

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Swiss National Bank is Skeptical of National State-Issued Crypto

Business Insider reported that Thomas Moser, a key member of management at the National Swiss Bank, believes that governments have lost interest in state-issued crypto or digital currencies. Thomas Moser: “Enthusiasm Has Slowed” For National Crypto While at a cryptocurrency conference in Zug, Switzerland, the representative of the bank gave a Business Insider journalist an.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Fortunes and Fallacies

This week, leading South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb experienced a major hack, while Mt Gox, the most notorious exchange to be hacked in bitcoin history, is also back in the news.

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“No Grounding In Reality”: BIS Report Tells A Strange Crypto Story

Earlier this week, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland issued a new document as part of its annual economic report that warns citizens of the dangers of digital currencies.

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Chain Accelerator Opens Its Doors to Blockchain, Crypto Startups in France

\Chain Accelerator has launched in France. It is the first startup acceleratordedicated to the blockchain that can call Europe its home. Among the organization’s chief operators are Hyperloop Transportation Technologies chairman Bibop G.

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Swiss Crypto Company Acquires License to Distribute Funds to Investors

Crypto Fund AG has been granted a license to distribute funds on behalf of “qualified investors” in Switzerland. The permission has been issued by the country’s financial market regulator, FINMA.

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Switzerland grants Crypto Finance AG permission to distribute crypto funds

Crypto Finance AG, a financial technology holding company founded in June 2017 today announced that its subsidiary Crypto Fund AG received Switzerland’s FINMA license to be a distributor of collective investment schemes and gains.

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Updated Edition of Blockchain Revolution Fills In Some Big Gaps

“When Blockchain Revolution came out, bitcoin was worth around $7 billion. Today, it’s more than twenty-two times that. Bitcoin is the workhorse of the cryptocurrency world and the cryptocurrency that launched a thousand ships.

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Bitcoin Could Break The Internet

This week, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), a membership group of over 60 of the worlds central banks, based in Switzerland have recently published a report that explores cryptocurrencies from both a financial and sociological/cultural perspective.

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Crypto Beach Developed by South Korea, After Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’

South Korea has revealed plans to launch a blockchain center in Busan city modeled on the Swiss Crypto Valley, local news outlet Edaily reported June 14. “We need a place to concentrate on the cryptographic industry in Korea like the Crypto Valley in Switzerland,” Oh said at the event. Located in eastern Busan, South Korea,

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South Korea to Develop ‘Crypto Beach’, Modelled After Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’

A South Korean financial association plans to build “Crypto Beach” in Busan to explore and keep blockchain technology prospects in the country

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trade.io Engages Its Community For Stress Testing Of Unique Crypto Exchange… Live Launch Imminent

Tuesday 12 June 2018, Lugano Switzerland, trade. io announces that its highly anticipated crypto to crypto online exchange is approaching launch, with thanks to its valued community members. The Beta version, which was released in May 2018 is currently being stress tested by over 200 community members, comprising of crypto fans, technical testers, blockchain developers and token investors.

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Swiss Bank to offer Business account to crypto and blockchain related project

Switzerland is recognized as a center for cryptocurrency and blockchain transactions, with Zug (a place in the country) even being referred to as the “Crypto Valley”. The low-tax region is a productive ground for countless startups – ventures such as Ambrosus, Bancor and Jibrel Network have offices in Zug. Another huge cherry on the cake […]

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