Bitcoin Association Switzerland demands amendment of FINMA GWG regulation

In an open letter to the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS) is formulating a recommendation to amend the Money Laundering Ordinance presented in February. It calls for all financial market players to be treated equally. On 7 February 2020, FINMA published a proposed ordinance and several partial ordinance revision […]

Weekly Bitcoin/USD Chart Analysis: Calendar Week 13

Bitcoin/USD daily basis (Source: Tradingview.com) Bitcoin/USD – consolidation after “black Thursday At the beginning of the reporting week, the  price of bitcoin was just above USD 5,000. Already on Tuesday, a renewed test of the zone below USD 5’000 mark followed. Although this led bitcoin to plunge through the USD 4,500 mark, the daily closing […]

Bitcoin trading volume increases after bank shutdown in Venezuela

Peer-to-peer bitcoin trading in Venezuela has risen sharply due to the closure of banks due to a nationwide quarantine in Venezuela. The nationwide quarantine, which was imposed on 17 March, is intended to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As there are only 33 confirmed cases of the virus known to date in Venezuela, […]