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Swiss National Bank to Work With SIX Digital Exchange, 6 Banks on Wholesale CBDC Pilot
The Helvetia Phase III pilot will create a tokenized version of the franc as a settlement instrument between financial institutions for digital assets on the exchange.
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By Jamie Crawley
Nov 2, 2023 at 9:31 a.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2023
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How Credit Suisse Developments are Impacting the Crypto Market
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How Credit Suisse Developments are Impacting the Crypto Market
Credit Suisse has agreed to a $53 billion loan from the Swiss National Bank, after shares of Switzerland's second-largest lender hit a fresh record low on Wednesday. "First M...
How Credit Suisse Developments are Impacting the Crypto Market
By CoinDesk Inc
Mar 16, 2023 at 2:47 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2023
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Swiss National Bank's Moser on CBDCs VS. Private Stablecoins
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Swiss National Bank's Moser on CBDCs VS. Private Stablecoins
Thomas Moser, Alternate Member of the Governing Board at the Swiss National Bank, discusses why central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) address counterparty risks of private s...
Swiss National Bank's Moser on CBDCs VS. Private Stablecoins
By CoinDesk Inc
Jan 20, 2023 at 5:38 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2023
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Inside Swiss National Bank's Wholesale CBDC Project
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Inside Swiss National Bank's Wholesale CBDC Project
Last week, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the country’s stock exchange, SIX, successfully piloted the integration of wholesale...
Inside Swiss National Bank's Wholesale CBDC Project
By CoinDesk Staff
Jan 20, 2023 at 5:16 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2023
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LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 09: David Chaum, PrivaTegrity, discusses "Cryptocurrencies 101: Bitcoin, Ethereum and everything you need to know" during the final day of Web Summit in Altice Arena on November 09, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. Web Summit (originally Dublin Web Summit) is a technology conference held annually since 2009. The company was founded by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly and Daire Hickey. The topic of the conference is centered on internet technology and attendees range from Fortune 500 companies to smaller tech companies. This contains a mix of CEOs and founders of tech start ups together with a range of people from across the global technology industry, as well as related industries. This year's edition, starting on November 06, is the second to be held in Lisbon and will congregate almost 60,000 participants. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images)
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David Chaum Rolls Out Privacy-Protecting CBDC Technology
The “godfather of cryptocurrency” suggested a CBDC design for a pilot with the Swiss National Bank.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 09: David Chaum, PrivaTegrity, discusses "Cryptocurrencies 101: Bitcoin, Ethereum and everything you need to know" during the final day of Web Summit in Altice Arena on November 09, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. Web Summit (originally Dublin Web Summit) is a technology conference held annually since 2009. The company was founded by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly and Daire Hickey. The topic of the conference is centered on internet technology and attendees range from Fortune 500 companies to smaller tech companies. This contains a mix of CEOs and founders of tech start ups together with a range of people from across the global technology industry, as well as related industries. This year's edition, starting on November 06, is the second to be held in Lisbon and will congregate almost 60,000 participants. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images)
By Anna Baydakova
Nov 10, 2022 at 9:32 a.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2022
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How Crypto Fits Into the Global Conversation as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Kicks Off
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How Crypto Fits Into the Global Conversation as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Kicks Off
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is scheduled to kick off this Sunday. Felix Honigwachs, CEO of Xchange Monster and delegate from Crypto Valley, shares a p...
How Crypto Fits Into the Global Conversation as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Kicks Off
By CoinDesk Staff
May 20, 2022 at 3:31 p.m. UTC
May 20, 2022
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Swiss National Bank Has No Plans for a Digital Currency: Report
The Swiss National Bank tested the feasibility of CBDCs in 2020.
Zug, Switzerland
By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 26, 2021 at 2:34 p.m. UTC
Jun 26, 2021
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Bank of France, Swiss National Bank Begin Cross-Border CBDC Experiment
The banks will experiment with cross-border settlements of two wholesale CBDCs and a French digital financial instrument on a distributed ledger technology platform.
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By Tanzeel Akhtar
Jun 10, 2021 at 11:37 a.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2021
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Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows 'Feasibility' for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says
A Swiss experiment on how central bank money can be linked to markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results.
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By Jaspreet Kalra
Dec 3, 2020 at 4:55 p.m. UTC
Dec 3, 2020
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