Tagged: zug

April 6, 2023 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

21Shares AG, which claims to be the world’s largest issuer of cryptocurrency exchange traded products (ETPs) and a subsidiary of 21.co, unveiled the 21Shares Stacks Staking ETP (ASTX) – the “world’s first” ETP offering exposure to Stacks. Stacks is “a crypto asset protocol that unlocks… Read More

January 23, 2023 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SEBA Bank, a licensed digital assets bank regulated in Switzerland, has announced an innovative offering for its clients. SEBA Bank is “shaping the future of finance, simplifying crypto banking for its clients, whether traditional or crypto-savvy investors.” Clients are “the focus at SEBA.” SEBA claims… Read More

August 19, 2022 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arf, the global settlement banking platform for licensed money service businesses, announced that it has been “granted the approval of the Financial Services Standard Association (VQF) through Arf’s entity in Zug, Switzerland.” Arf’s VQF membership assures its compliance “with the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering and Countering… Read More

June 6, 2022 @ 6:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, the provider of institutional digital asset custody and trading solutions, recently announced that it has been approved for membership of the Swiss Financial Services Standard Association (VQF) via Copper’s Swiss entity based in Zug. Copper’s VQF membership “provides assurance to its clients regarding the… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 4:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

21Shares AG, which claims to be the world’s largest issuer of cryptocurrency ETPs, recently announced the appointment of Karan Chawla as VP of Product in order “to drive the firm’s growth amid historic demand and institutional adoption of digital assets.” In his new leadership role,… Read More

March 27, 2022 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swiss financial services provider, Igson Capital AG, is enhancing its IBAN offer for firms by working in partnership with technology-first payments bank, Banking Circle. Utilizing Banking Circle Virtual IBAN, Igson Capital AG will also aim to “benefit from Faster Payments and SEPA instant transfers and… Read More

September 11, 2021 @ 12:03 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain technology firm CoreLedger this week added a pair of industry veterans to its advisory board. David Ishag is the CEO of Beaurivage Finance SA, a Swiss wealth management company providing portfolio management, investment advisory and family office services. He has more than three decades… Read More

July 16, 2021 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s InCore Bank, the B2B banking solution provider, reveals that it has launched a comprehensive crypto-asset service. The securitization solution, called CRYSP, was developed with assistance from GenTwo Digital, a provider of innovative securitization platforms for crypto-assets. The solution enables fund managers, whether they’re from… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 6:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitRefill, a company that helps consumers “live on” crypto with gift cards, phone refills, and Lightning Network (LN), notes that in Switzerland, people can take advantage of free markets, low taxes and a high standard of living. BitRefill notes in a blog post that they’re specifically… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 12:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland is currently home to around 130 startups that are actively applying blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) to improve processes in the finance sector, according to new data from Swisscom. The majority of these firms (48%) offer services related to banking infrastructure, with many… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CV VC (Crypto Valley Venture Capital) announced this week the launch of its new Incubation Program with 12 blockchain startups in Zug, Switzerland. The organization reported that out of 500 applications, 12 startups were selected and have relocated to Zug for the ten-week program. According… Read More

October 16, 2018 @ 3:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Launched to create an open source platform for the free and fair exchange of data utilizing blockchain, Streamr continues to thrive, having recently partnered with Japan-based AI platform Daisy AI, CRYPTICS, HPE, Fysical, won the Plug and Play Global Innovation Award for Performance from innovation platform STARTUP AUTOBAHN,… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 4:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  WISeKey International Holding Ltd (WIHN.SW), a leading Swiss cybersecurity and Blockchain IoT company announced today its intention to establish an IoT Blockchain Center of Excellence Center in the Canton of Zug aiming to deploy a Trusted Blockchain as a Service platform. The Center will… Read More