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Swiss National Bank Trials CBDC in Transactions With Five Banks
14.1.2022
The Swiss National Bank has successfully employed a wholesale CBDC to settle transactions with five commercial banks, the monetary authority announced. The tests are part of an experiment carried out together with the Bank for International Settlements and Switzerland’s financial services...
Russia’s Tinkoff Bank Enters Crypto Space Through Swiss Company Acquisition
14.1.2022
The Russian neobank Tinkoff is joining the world of cryptocurrencies with the purchase of a stake in Aximetria, a Swiss-registered and licensed company which provides clients around the world with services and solutions for digital financial assets. Tinkoff Bank Buys Stake in Aximetria TCS Group...
Swiss central bank tests wholesale CBDC with commercial partners
13.1.2022
The Swiss National Bank integrated wholesale CBDC in banking systems with five commercial banks as part of the second phase of Project Helvetia
Swiss Bank Seba Predicts Bitcoin Could Hit $75K This Year Boosted by Institutional Investors
13.1.2022
Regulated Swiss bank Seba has predicted that the price of bitcoin could reach $75K this year. “Institutional money will probably drive the price up,” said the bank’s CEO. Seba Bank’s Bitcoin Price Prediction Seba Bank CEO Guido Buehler shared his bank’s prediction...
Owner of Russian bank Tinkoff acquires Swiss digital asset firm
12.1.2022
Russian banks have been increasingly moving into the digital asset market despite the Bank of Russia's hostility toward crypto
Swiss Bank Seba Launches Regulated Gold Token, Aims to Bolster ‘Digital Ownership of Physical Gold’
18.12.2021
On December 15, FINMA-licensed Swiss bank, Seba, announced the launch of a gold token that can be delivered in physical form, on-demand, at any time from the firm’s partner refineries. Seba believes the token can be leveraged as a compliant stablecoin “backed by responsibly sourced...
Real Swiss Gold Can Now Be Held OnThe Ethereum Blockchain
16.12.2021
Through the Ethereum blockchain, SEBA Bank is all set to issue a digital token that will allow investors to assume ownership of all actual gold housed in Swiss vaults. The Swiss bank’s new offering is available as an ERC-20 token. I. e., it is kept and sold on the world’s second-largest...
Central Banks of France, Switzerland and BIS Complete Cross-Border CBDC Trial
9.12.2021
Bank of France, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), and the Bank for International Settlements have successfully tested the application of wholesale central bank digital currency in cross-border payments. The project used distributed ledger technology and was realized with help from private firms....
Central Banks of France and Switzerland announce successful trial of digital Euro, Swiss Franc
8.12.2021
Although the project was a success, the central banks warned that significant rulebooks, contingency procedures, and monitoring capabilities were needed to ensure the success of a CBDC
SBI announces crypto joint venture with Swiss digital exchange SIX
8.12.2021
The crypto venture is expected to formalize its operation by the end of 2021 and start offering its services by early 2022
Gaimin․io Developed a PC-Based Platform to Create a Global, Decentralized Data Processing Network
2.12.2021
UK and Swiss based gaming and blockchain company, GAIMIN.IO Ltd has developed a PC-based platform to create a global, decentralised data processing network with “supercomputer” level performance. The GAIMIN platform utilises underused processing power available from high performance...
Bitcoin Capital AG launches two crypto ETPs on SIX Swiss Exchange
2.12.2021
Bitcoin Capital's offerings on SIX Swiss Exchange continue to grow along with the market as a whole
Crypto Stamp Crashes Swiss Post’s Online Store With Launch Day Demand
28.11.2021
Unexpectedly high demand for Switzerland’s first crypto stamp has created headaches for the national postal service. Swiss Post announced it had to deal with technical issues when numerous orders hit its online shop all at once on the day the innovative offering was made available. Demand...
GAIMIN Releases Platform to Create a Global Data Processing Network With “Supercomputer” Performance
25.11.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Manchester, UK, 25 November 2021: GAIMIN releases platform to create a global data processing network with “supercomputer” performance UK and Swiss based gaming and blockchain company, GAIMIN․IO Ltd releases a PC-based platform to create a global, decentralised...
Spaceseven’s Game-Changing NFT Marketplace
24.11.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Recently, on the 23rd of November, SpaceSeven launched its state-of-the-art NFT marketplace. The SpaceSeven marketplace is the first of its kind — one of the few — if not the only scaled e-commerce, fully regulatory compliant platform. By combining powerful...
Wasabi Lightning Wallet Grant, Binance's New Integration & Funding, Norway Crypto Mining Ban Talk + More News
19.11.2021
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Interactive Rebase: Clean up your Commit History
12.11.2021
Interactive Rebase is the Swiss Army knife of Git commands: lots of use cases and lots of possibilities! It's really a great addition to any developer's tool chain, because it lets you revise your local commit history—before you share your work with the rest of the team. Let's see what you can...
Bitcoin briefly flippens Swiss franc after rally to new ATH
20.10.2021
The crypto asset's market capitalization overtook the Russian ruble in February after a major announcement from car manufacturer Tesla
Swiss Bank Seba Now Lets Customers Earn Yield on Crypto Holdings
13.10.2021
A FINMA-licensed Swiss bank, Seba, has launched a program enabling clients to earn yield on their crypto holdings. In addition, the bank will “provide support for centralized lending and borrowing services, enabling investors to generate yield by lending bitcoin and ethereum directly with...
Swiss think tank initiates vote to add Bitcoin in federal constitution
11.10.2021
Successful or not, the vote will bring crypto education to people who are not yet Bitcoin-savvy, 2B4CH founder said