The credit card company Mastercard announced this week that it intends to expand its offer for crypto-currencies together with the company Wirex. The aim is to make it easier for consumers to hold and purchase crypto-currencies. According to a press release issued by the company, consumer interest and investment in digital currencies is increasing. Research […]
Bitcoin/USD daily basis Bitcoin USD – Overcoming the 10’500 resistance leads up to 12’000 USD An eventful reporting week! Monday began with higher prices than the previous week and with a first intraday test over USD 10,000 and a daily closing just below that. A subsequent massive price increase on Tuesday was a tough one, […]
Technology entrepreneur Marc P. Bernegger becomes a new member of GENTWO’s Advisory Board. As an experienced start-up expert and Fintech investor, he will support growth initiatives as well as the current capital round. GENTWO’s modern securitization platforms have already generated many value-creating cooperations. The further potential is high for both existing and developing business sectors. […]
The leading telecommunications company from Austria, “A1 Telekom Austria”, will in future accept payments in crypto-currencies. The telecommunications giant, which has more than 5.4 million mobile customers and around 2.3 million fixed line customers in Austria, announced in a press release earlier this week that in future payments will also be possible in crypto-currencies, such […]
Today Bitcoin Capital, a new ETP issuer on the Swiss Stock Exchange, is launching the very first actively managed crypto-ETP that can be traded on a regulated marketplace. The ETP offers private and institutional investors additional opportunities to diversify their portfolios with an actively managed crypto-currency basket. As a result, five ETP providers and a […]
The mobile e-sports platform ESPN Global wants to launch a block chain based gaming platform. An Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) with own Smart Gaming Tokens is to follow. The project is currently in the pre-introduction phase. ESPN Global is the mobile e-Sports platform based in the UK. It is operated by the ESPN Global Corporation […]
This week, the US supervisory authority, Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), announced in an open letter that nationally licensed banks are allowed to offer custody services for crypto-currencies. The regulatory environment in the United States regarding the provision of trading and services in digital assets is not uniformly regulated. The legal situation is […]
Bitcoin/USD daily basis Bitcoin USD – Another push towards 10,000 USD Monday began with another trading day with a low trading range around USD 9,200, as has been seen very often since 25 June. However, on Tuesday, a push into the 9’400 region was initiated, which closed near the daily high. On Wednesday and Thursday, […]
Today, private investors around the world have a variety of opportunities to become involved in digital assets. For institutional investors, this is a somewhat more difficult undertaking. An overview of current hurdles and available instruments. Particularly in Switzerland, which has been a global leader in innovation and regulation of crypto-currencies and block chaining since 2015, […]
A few weeks ago, the government of Beijing published a two-year plan in which they describe their goals with regard to the integration of the blockhain. The Chinese capital is to become an international “blockchain hub” and also integrate the technology into its administration. The government’s main goals are defined in the 145-page action plan, […]
