Switzerland Introduces New Token Law
Switzerland tries to foster its position as a top-blockchain jurisdiction by creating more fintech-friendly legislation. Legal amendments should make the issua...
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Liechtenstein’s Banks Are Frontrunners in Digital Strategy, Finds Study
Banks in Liechtenstein and Switzerland are the most advanced in Europe in terms of digital strategies, finds a recent study. That's good news, but banks strugg...
2020 Recap: a Challenging Year, and a Turning Point for Digitalization
An exciting year is coming to an end. No doubt, 2020 was an extraordinary year in so many ways. There were unforeseen challenges, and many businesses experienced hardship. But there were also positive developments, which often went unnoticed besides...
“Digitalization in Finance and Law” at Liechtenstein University
Digital summits and industry events are frequently happening at Liechtenstein University. The availability of experts from Liechtenstein and the proximity to S...
Bots Don’t Cry: Learning Blockchain Finance with Board Games
Bots don’t cry, laugh, feel … but humans do. That’s why the founders of Zurich-based startup Bots Don’t Cry have developed a game to teach players how blockcha...
Mason Privatbank to Expand Blockchain Banking Services
Mason Privatbank Liechtenstein AG is joining the ranks of Liechtenstein-based banks that are offering digital asset services. The bank has signed a partnership with Hong Kong-based Hex Trust to provide digital asset custody.Mason Privatbank is o...
German Bill for Blockchain-based Securities: Was Liechtenstein’s Blockchain Act too Late?
Liechtenstein wanted to be the European blockchain pioneer, that’s why the government introduced the Blockchain Act. Now German lawmakers have introduced a bil...
Will Liechtenstein Launch a Blockchain-based Energy Grid?
Liechtenstein could one day become the first nation to conduct its entire energy trading via a blockchain-based platform. The advantages could be enormous, but...
Returns despite COVID: How Liechtenstein-based Blockchain Asset Manager INVAO Navigates the Crisis
Bitcoin has lost 30 percent in value since early March, following the corona-crash in equity markets. Yet, INVAO’s Blockchain Asset portfolio is still generating positive returns. How the Liechtenstein-based Blockchain Asset Manager navigates the cr...
Operational Cyber Security in distributed systems – an assessment of the blockchain
Is the Blockchain the ultimate? A new “Internet of values” next to the existing “Internet of information”? Blockchains have existed since 2009, but today they are on the verge of a breakthrough: in a few years block chains will turn the world upside down....