Switzerland

Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Campaign Collapses After Failing to Reach Signature Threshold

A major effort to force the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold Bitcoin as part of its national reserves has officially failed…

4 weeks ago

Swiss Banks Launch CHF Stablecoin Sandbox Led by UBS to Test Blockchain Payments

A group of six major Swiss banks—including UBS—have joined forces to launch a Swiss franc-backed stablecoin sandbox, marking one of the…

2 months ago

BlockFort Unveils Swiss “Digital Art Fortress” for Institutional NFT Storage on Tezos and Etherlink

BlockFort, a custodian-focused digital asset firm, has launched its Swiss Digital Art Fortress — a secure institutional storage and custody solution tailored…

3 months ago

FIFA World Cup Blockchain Ticketing Platform Raises Swiss Regulatory Scrutiny

Gespa, Switzerland’s gambling authority, has begun a preliminary probe into FIFA’s new “Right-to-Buy” blockchain collectibles, aiming to determine whether  the…

8 months ago

Citi Plans to Tokenize Private Companies on SIX Digital Exchange

Today Citi announced plans to become a custodian and tokenizer for Switzerland’s SIX Digital Exchange (SDX). The bank aims to tokenize the…

1 year ago

Global Retail Giant Spar Introduces Bitcoin Payments via Lightning Network

Spar, one of the world’s most popular retail franchises, has accepted Bitcoin as a form of payment at a supermarket…

1 year ago

21Shares to List Dogecoin ETP Backed by Foundation on SIX Swiss Exchange

21Shares, one of the world’s largest issuers of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), announced Wednesday that it will launch a fully…

1 year ago

Switzerland to Consider Bitcoin Reserves as Part of National Holdings

A new proposal published by the Swiss Federal Chancellery calls for the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to include Bitcoin alongside…

1 year ago

Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Revealed in Switzerland, at Lugano’s Annual Blockchain Event

At the third annual Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano, Switzerland, a statue dedicated to Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto was unveiled…

2 years ago

Switzerland’s Fourth-Biggest Bank ZKB Offers Retail Customers Bitcoin and Ethereum

The fourth-largest bank in Switzerland, Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), has begun offering retail customers the ability to buy, sell and hold…

2 years ago