Polkadot Blockchain Academy Announces Advanced Developer Course in Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland, November 28, 2024 — The Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is returning to Europe for the first time in over two years, offering its Cohort 6 developer course at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) in March 2025. Notably, the three-week program will equip participants with advanced skills in blockchain development, focusing…

December 2, 20240Comments

ByDaniel Nwokolo

Identity-centric Platform Concordium Set for Mainnet and MVP Launch on June 9

Zug, Switzerland: Blockchain company Concordium will for the first time offer the world access to a safe, transparent, and regulatable blockchain and cryptocurrency, marking the end of an era of anonymity and distrust that has undermined the development of the industry. After three years of development, the Concordium Blockchain and its Cryptocurrency, the GTU, will make…

June 9, 20210Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

News

Central Bank of Switzerland Has Opened up a Hub for Crypto Trading

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has teamed up with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and exchange platform SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) to develop a Blockchain-backed digital currency. In a recent press release dated 8th October 2019, Switzerland’s central bank revealed that it had signed a deal with BIS to start an innovation center for…

December 21, 20190Comments

ByGrace Muthoni

Technology

Switzerland’s Supervisory Authority Approves Licenses to SEBA Crypto and Sygnum

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has certified two Blockchain institutions. This makes SEBA and Sygnum the first crypto banks to be licensed by the Swiss regulator. Thanks to the banking and securities trader approvals, the firms can now sell their services to both corporate and professional users. The news release dated 26th August 2019…

October 27, 20190Comments

ByGrace Muthoni

Bitcoin

Crypto Related Business Continue to Experience Difficulty Acquiring Banking Services

Crypto-related businesses continue to emerge across the globe, with entrepreneurs seeking to capitalize on the enormous development of the blockchain space. Despite their potential for success, access to banking and professional financial services remains one of the greatest challenges faced by these upstart companies. Most banks continue to be wary of working with cryptocurrency startups,…

April 4, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

News

Switzerland Quietly Becoming Hub For Cryptocurrency Development

State support of cryptocurrency is a thorny issue, as governments and central banks are caught between recognizing its advantages, yet accepting how it promises to radically change the existing financial infrastructure and possibly undermine the value of centralized fiat. Thus, most states, and their leaders, are not yet prepared to fully embrace blockchain assets, and…

February 2, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

News

Curated blockchain and cryptocurrency News – Week 1’19

Weekly Summary Russia is looking at Bitcoin as a way to mitigate the effect of the latest U.S. sanctions, Fortnite accidentally accepts Monero for merchandise shop, New York State forms a cryptocurrency task force, Overstock becomes the first company to pay taxes in crypto, New Swiss president is pro-crypto, Japan makes moves towards a crypto…

January 9, 20190Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Bitcoin News

Switzerland’s Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrencies

In a summary released on the 14th of December by the State Secretariat for International Finance of Switzerland, the various conclusions drawn in the regulatory meeting where the legal framework of blockchain and DLT in the finance sector was discussed on the 7th of December. Documents from the meeting itself were also shared with the public. The…

January 5, 20190Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

News

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 of the sphere. Who will speak at the conference? Among the participating speakers there will be Jörn Erbguth…

August 19, 20180Comments

ByKewl

Markets

Cryptocurrencies Could Soon Join Swiss Stock Exchange

The trading of cryptocurrencies on mainstream stock exchanges would have sounded like a fantasy just a few years ago. However, this fantasy is inching closer to reality as the mainstream financial system seeks to capitalize on the ever-rising popularity of cryptocurrencies. NYSE’s parent company has been reported to be working on a cryptocurrency exchange, and…

July 22, 20180Comments

BySteve Kaaru