University of Basel makes crypto course publicly available
The University of Basel’s Center for Innovative Finance (CIF) decided to make its introductory “Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptoassets” bachelor’s course open access. Some of its…
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Project Jura: The next step for a Swiss CBDC?
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is continuing its experiments in the field of central bank currencies (CBDCs). “Project Jura” is investigating cross-border payment processing in…
Thailand bans “meme tokens” and NFTs
Thailand has recently imposed restrictions on cryptocurrency trading. The South-east Asian nation’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has implemented a ban on various types of…
Federal Reserve Considers Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
The Federal Reserve Bank will publish a report on the potential transition to a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the summer of 2021. The…
eBay enables selling of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
A week ago, eBay announced that payments with cryptocurrencies were under consideration. Now, the operator of one of the largest online marketplaces has decided to…
Crypto Highlights April
A monthly review of what’s happening in the crypto markets enriched with institutional research on the most important topics in the industry in cooperation with…
JPMorgan and DBS digitize Payments using Blockchain Technology
The US investment bank JPMorgan, Singapore’s largest bank (DBS) and the state-owned investment firm Temasek have jointly launched a new blockchain company focused on global…
Fashion Brands Using Blockchain to Combat Counterfeiting
The blockchain technology has various use cases. Some of the largest fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Prada are now implementing blockchain solutions…
The tokenization of commodities
Tokenization has been a hot topic lately, with a lot of new projects getting launched. Especially in Switzerland, the so-called “Crypto Valley”, this aspect of…
What are Parachains in the Polkadot Ecosystem?
Parachains are sovereign blockchains running in parallel within the Polkadot and Kusama networks. Polkadot and its canary network Kusama are built with the same design,…