Bitcoin Association Switzerland board member Luzius Meisser says he believes the next wave of crypto innovation will focus on stablecoins and security tokens. Meisser made his remarks during an interview with Cointelegraph’s correspondent during the Crypto Finance Conference in St. Moritz, Switzerland on Jan. 16. Meisser is a computer scientist and economist who co-founded the Bitcoin Association […]

The SIX Swiss Exchange has given the go-ahead to an exchange-traded product tracking multiple cryptocurrencies, according to a Financial Times report. The Swiss regulators have raced ahead of the U.S., by agreeing to greenlight the Amun Crypto Exchange Traded Product (ETP). Based on the reports, the Amun Crypto ETP,, will have half of its assets invested in Bitcoin (BTC), […]

When you think of Switzerland, what do you think of? Skiing? Chocolate? Cheese? Mountains? Women named Heidi skiing in the mountains while eating chocolate and cheese? Switzerland certainly has all those things, although I’ve yet to meet a Swiss named Heidi (I live in the Italian part so I’m far more likely to meet Giulia). […]

In a move that clearly shows the government’s resolve to encourage investments in cryptocurrencies, Switzerland’s financial markets regulator has opened the floodgates for institutional participation in cryptocurrencies. Zug-based Crypto Finance AG subsidiary Crypto Fund AG becomes the first company to get the green light from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to offer a wide range of blockchain-based assets […]

BITCOIN and Switzerland are, at least on face-value, a marriage made in heaven. With countries around the world sounding the bugle for greater regulation and government control, Switzerland, with its reputation for banking secrecy, is more willing to embrace the challenge. Earlier this month economics minister Johann Schneider-Ammann, made the case to journalists for Switzerland […]