Bitcoin Suisse withdraws FINMA application for Banking License

Since the summer of 2019, crypto company Bitcoin Suisse has been waiting for its Swiss banking license. However, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has classified the application as not approvable as things stand today. The company has now withdrawn their application. As early as July 2019, Crypto Valley veteran Bitcoin Suisse submitted an application to […]

Does Wall Street Need More Decentralization?

The GameStop (GME) debacle garnered a lot of attention. Some people consider the problem to be centralized systems. According to these critics, the shortcomings of today’s financial system could possibly be solved by decentralized Blockchain alternatives. Robinhood’s trading app came under fire after trading restrictions were imposed on its users. As more brokers followed suit, […]

Market review calendar week 11 – 2021

A summarizing review of what has been happening at the crypto markets of the past week. A look at trending sectors, liquidity, volatility, spreads and more. The weekly report in cooperation with market data provider Kaiko. The last 7 days in the cryptomarkets: Price Movements: Bitcoin crossed $60k, a premium emerged on BTC-Euro markets, and […]

Institutional interest in tokenisation is growing

As investment in crypto assets grows, blockchain applications and especially the use case of tokenisation are coming into focus. Institutions face the challenge of adopting this new technology. The concept of tokenisation persists. Several analysts wrote it off previously. With growing regulatory clarity, an increasing number of leading banks and institutions are conducting tokenisation projects that point […]

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

Since 2019, the ability to create unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Ethereum has existed. Creating unique tokens and limited series has become much easier over time. This has led to an unstoppable trend in the digital art industry. But what are NFTs? Although the original concept for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) dates back to 2015, it […]

Portfolio Diversification: The Contribution of Digital Assets

Many look at Bitcoin (BTC) as a very volatile asset, unattractive for traditional investors looking to diversify their portfolio. Yet digital assets seem to drastically improve the Sharpe ratio, a measure frequently used to quantify the performance of a portfolio in contrast to risk. In the first few days of 2021, bitcoin (BTC) price reached […]