Switzerland

Alexandre Kech, director of blockchain and digital assets of Citi Ventures, is leaving Citigroup. (TungCheung/Shutterstock)
Citigroup Director of Blockchain and Digital Assets to Leave for Six Digital Exchange
Alexandre Kech's departure follows the exit of another key digital-assets employee from Citi in August.
Alexandre Kech, director of blockchain and digital assets of Citi Ventures, is leaving Citigroup. (TungCheung/Shutterstock)

Switzerland (Tim Trad/Unsplash)
Copper's Swiss Unit Approved to Join Self-Regulatory Body VQF
Membership gives a stamp of approval to its compliance with Switzerland's anti-money laundering laws and allows the unit to operate.
Switzerland (Tim Trad/Unsplash)

Crypto Valley Venture Capital announced an Africa blockchain startup fund at WEF in Davos. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
Crypto Valley Venture Capital Launches African Blockchain Early-Stage Fund
The venture capital investor published a report that found funding for African blockchain startups far outpaced investment in other venture funding.
Crypto Valley Venture Capital announced an Africa blockchain startup fund at WEF in Davos. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Vaduz Castle, home of the prince of  Liechtenstein (Leonhard Niederwimmer/Pixabay)
LGT, World’s Largest Family-Owned Private Bank, to Offer Crypto
LGT Bank, the financial institution owned by the princely House of Liechtenstein, is working with Switzerland’s SEBA Bank on the service.
Vaduz Castle, home of the prince of  Liechtenstein (Leonhard Niederwimmer/Pixabay)

Swiss currency (Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Swiss National Bank Owns No Bitcoin, but Could Buy in the Future, Chairman Says
While bitcoin today doesn't meet norms for currency reserves, said Thomas Jordan, there's no technical bar to purchases.
Swiss currency (Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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World's First Combined Bitcoin, Gold Exchange-Traded Product Listed in Switzerland
The product was developed by ETP issuer 21Shares and crypto data provider ByteTree Asset Management.
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SIX Swiss Exchange (Shutterstock)
Brazilian Crypto Asset Manager Hashdex Approved to List ETPs in Switzerland
Hashdex is currently recruiting teams in London, Zurich, Paris and Lisbon to meet its expansion plans.
SIX Swiss Exchange (Shutterstock)

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Former Trump Aide Mick Mulvaney Tapped as Astra Protocol Adviser
The former congressman brings a wealth of government experience to the Swiss startup
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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (CoinDesk)
FTX Taps Ex-Liechtenstein Regulator as EU Strategy Lead
Marcel Lötscher, previously a senior official at the country's financial market supervisor, will become head of regulatory strategy for the global crypto exchange in October.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (CoinDesk)

Jean-Marie Mognetti Coinshares
CoinShares Expands FlowBank Stake With $26.5M Purchase
The acquisition drives forward CoinShares’ plan to become an integrated digital asset fintech company.
Jean-Marie Mognetti Coinshares