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BIG Weekly Newsletter
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A Message To The Reader
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Welcome to the BIG weekly Newsletter.
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This week read about how Swiss FlowBank to open crypto ‘Gateways’ following $11.8M investment from CoinShares, why Swiss crypto exchange aims for IPO and how 81 of the Top 100 Public Companies are using blockchain technology.
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Each week we focus on Blockchain Education Basics, so you can improve your understanding this week the topic is Parachains.
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Remember to listen to our Partner Podcasts - THE SWISS ROAD TO CRYPTO with Didier Borel. In this episode Didier Borel and his guests Mauro Cappiello and Alex Poltorak discuss some of the major news headlines relating to crypto in the month of September 2021.
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BLOCKCHAIN EDUCATION BASICS
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Parachains - are individual blockchains running in parallel within the Polkadot ecosystem. They take their name from the concept of parallelized chains that run parallel to the Relay Chain. Due to their parallel nature, they are able to parallelize transaction processing and achieve scalability of the Polkadot system.
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BLOCKCHAIN HEADLINES
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Swiss FlowBank to open crypto ‘Gateways’ following $11.8M investment from CoinShares
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The bank plans to offer customers the ability to directly buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies and other tokenized assets, directly from their FlowBank accounts.
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Swiss crypto exchange aims for IPO
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Swiss crypto company Smart Valor has recently raised CHF3 million from investors as part of its plans for a public listing.
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81 of the Top 100 Public Companies are using blockchain technology
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Corporate interest in blockchain has been obvious over the last few years. Major banks and institutions are opening up to the idea that blockchain and cryptocurrencies will improve their traditional systems.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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Swiss regulations give greater certainty to digital tokens
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Swiss financial regulation in general, and FINMA’s regulations and guidance in particular, is principle-based and technology-neutral. This is also true for the legal framework applying to tokens.
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German Regulator BaFin Grants Third Crypto Custody License to Tangany
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Tangany has received a license from the BaFin as the third regulated service provider for the custody of digital assets in the country to provide crypto custody business.
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MUFG, SBI share roadmap for Japanese security tokens
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MUFG announced the results of the Security Token Research Consortium’s work towards creating a Japanese infrastructure for tokenized securities.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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ECB slams Bitcoin, talks about CBDC in 5 year timeframe
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The European Central Bank‘s Ulrich Bindseil said Bitcoin as an efficient payment instrument was an illusion and painted a picture of what a central bank digital currency might look like in five years.
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Deutsche Börse to Roll Out Digital Post-trade Platform
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Deutsche Börse plans to launch a regulatory compliant, fully digital post-trade platform called D7, anchored in the recently introduced German digital securities law framework.
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McKinsey highlights uncertain payments future with CBDC, stablecoins
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McKinsey highlights the regulatory uncertainties that surround growing stablecoin usage and the heightened interest in CBDCs.
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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Bitcoin futures ETF approval likely to be delayed until 2022, market analyst says
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More than a dozen firms are still waiting to hear whether their respective filings for bitcoin-based ETFs will progress to the public markets.
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Regulated Swiss bank SEBA to provide access to permissioned DeFi
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FINMA regulated digital asset bank SEBA announced the launch of SEBA Earn. Its offering will include access to permissioned DeFi, staking services and cryptocurrency.
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Coinbase follows FTX and Binance in launching NFT marketplace
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With 68 million verified users and 8.8 million monthly active users as of Q2 2021, Coinbase’s entry into the NFT industry could provide competition for established marketplaces like OpenSea.
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RECOMMENDED INDUSTRY REPORTS AND BOOKS
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Digital Assets: Finstar Space magazine
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Innovative ecosystems are emerging around digital assets. The Finstar and Hypothekarbank Lenzburg teams want to be at the forefront so that they get to know the possibilities of the technology and the customers of the new opportunities that can benefit.
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International Securities Services Association
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The DLT Voice of the Customer Working Group recently conducted a survey of Asset Owners and Investment Managers to highlight where they are on their journey towards DLT based investments (tokenised assets, Crypto currencies).
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PODCAST SERIES
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THE SWISS ROAD TO CRYPTO PODCAST
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In this podcast Didier Borel discovers people in Switzerland playing an active role in crypto and tech. He talks to entrepreneurs, tech innovators and disruptors shaping the future in this country. Switzerland has always played a key role in banking and has recognized the need to foster innovation.
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Laura Shin is a crypto/blockchain journalist and host of the Unchained and Unconfirmed podcasts. As a former senior editor of Forbes, she was the first mainstream reporter to cover crypto assets full-time. She gives an overview to all experts and novices alike on the use cases making a real impact, and their vision for the future of this innovative technology!
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BLOCKCHAIN IN FINANCIAL SERVICES
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