Under the leadership of the Bitcoin Association Switzerland and the Tezos Foundation, a decentralized consortium, have brought Bitcoin (BTC) into the Tezos ecosyste; enabling Bitcoin-supported use cases on the Tezos blockchain. Bitcoin and Tezos – liquidity meets application The goal is to combine the liquidity of the largest and oldest crypto currency with the efficiency […]
Crypto Valley and the entire Swiss Blockchain scene is facing an existential threat due to the restrictions caused by the Corona pandemic. The Swiss Blockchain Federation recently conducted a broad survey among companies in the Valley. Startups from Crypto Valley are particularly hard hit Due to the uncertainties of the Corona crisis, numerous exponents had […]
In order to improve the traceability of its own coffee brand “Zoégas”, Nestlé is expanding the use of the IBM’s Food Trust blockchain and entering into a cooperation with the Rainforest Alliance. Zoega’s coffee packaging is labelled with QR codes According to the company, the IBM Food Trust blockchain will provide consumers with more detailed […]
Sector analysis March 2020 On 27 March 2020, the FTX exchange rebalanced its old/mid/shit indices. In addition, a weight limit of 20% for a single coin was introduced in each of the indices. In addition to the quarterly rebalancing, all other changes are published 24 hours in advance. Old index The coins that are still […]
The Central Bank of South Korea appears to be launching a pilot program to test the digital won. The program is scheduled to run until December 2021 to test technical and legal requirements. Although there are no immediate plans to issue or introduce a CBDC, the bank intends to use the pilot program to ensure […]
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, better known as BMW, has announced that the company has successfully tested a platform called “PartChain”. According to the announcement, the test was already completed in 2019. Pilot project has already been successfully tested at several locations PartChain will use blockchain as well as cloud technologies from Amazon Web Services and […]
Bitcoin/USD daily basis Bitcoin USD – Continuously higher lows At the beginning of the reporting week, Bitcoin was able to defend the previous Sunday’s low of USD 5,900. This was followed on Monday by an upward movement which led to a level of 6’600 USD and just below that marked its daily closing price. In […]
This acquisition has been hiding in plain sight for some time. The crypto exchange Binance takes over the popular US crypto information service Coinmarketcap. Coinmarketcap – 35 million requests per month It is now official: Binance has confirmed that it has acquired the, currently ,most popular crypto information service. According to reports in The Block […]
Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling announced on March 26th the release of a new limited edition of chronographic watches. For the first time they will be certified according to the Arianee-protocol. This allows each watch to be assigned a unique digital identity, which is created using distributed ledger technology. Guarantee program for luxury watches at the […]
The corona crisis now holds the world firmly in its grasp. Bitcoin was sent plummeting as the virus struck panic into the hearts of investors. Why wasn’t the crypto-asset a safe haven? These questions will be discussed with experts in our partner’s 10×10 webinar. It’s hard to believe: We humans, the dominant species on this […]
