Insurance giant MassMutual invests $100 million in Bitcoin

One of the largest U.S. insurance companies, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), is acquiring a minority stake in Crypto asset manager NYDIG, while making a $100 million Bitcoin investment for its general investment fund. MassMutual is a U.S. based insurance company that serves five million customers worldwide. With over $37 billion in revenue, it […]

SIX invests in joint-venture Custodigit to build an institutional digital asset gateway

The Swiss Stock Exchange announced an investment in Custodigit, the joint venture created by Swisscom and Sygnum in 2018. With this agreement, SIX Digital Exchange, Swisscom and Sygnum Bank enable Swiss banks to offer access to digital assets for their customers. The Swiss Stock Exchange today agreed to take a major stake in Custodigit and to partner […]

UBS CEO Ralph Hamers sees great potential in tokenization & digital assets

Ralph Hamers, the new CEO of UBS Group AG, spoke out in favor of digital assets and tokenization at the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF). He sees “virtually unlimited potential” in these technologies, especially for the Swiss financial center and the Crypto Valley. This week, the annual FinTech Festival is taking place in Singapore, bringing together numerous major […]

G7 finance chiefs support calls for crypto regulations

Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G7 nations are reportedly unanimous in their call for robust crypto regulations. From keeping up with China’s digital yuan efforts to maintaining monetary policy control capabilities, the financial architecture across these nations presumably has a lot at stake.The US Treasury Department revealed the news via a readout published on […]

Mathias Ruch, Founder & CEO of CV VC, on startup financing in the Crypto Valley

CV VC is an early-stage venture capital investor with a focus on startups that build on blockchain technology. A conversation with CV VC Founder and CEO Mathias Ruch about the blockchain revolution, venture capital, and the Crypto Valley. The foundation of the Crypto Valley can be traced back to 2013. The Swiss financial center and […]

ECB thinks that private stablecoins pose a greater risk than Bitcoin

Christine Lagarde has identified privately-issued stablecoins as representing a greater risk to financial stability and the monetary sovereignty of the EU than cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. She has commented on the topic a few times before and proposes a digital Euro in the form of a CBDC. The European Central Bank (ECB) President says that volatile […]