Author: Editorial Office CVJ.CH

Société Générale, one of France’s largest banks, issued its first digital green bond on a public blockchain.

The city of Lugano is expanding its payment options for all city invoices with the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT).

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The FINMA-regulated crypto bank SEBA Bank AG now operates under the AMINA Bank brand identity at its locations worldwide.

DLT Finance announced a collaboration with the crypto arm SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) of Swiss exchange to expand its institutional crypto services.

Jan Damrau talks to CVJ.CH about ZugerKB’s decision to be the first Cantonal Bank to introduce a crypto offering.

The city of Lugano’s payment app “MyLugano” welcomes Polygon, another blockchain network that extends its functionality to NFTs.

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This week, the development team behind the leading NFT marketplace “Blur” introduced its own Layer 2 network, “Blast”. In just a few days, users have deposited over $370 million into the protocol to benefit from a future token airdrop.

The newly elected president of Argentina, Javier Milei, could use his sympathy for Bitcoin to support the cryptocurrency on a national level.

Liechtenstein-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex Global will cease operations. Trading suspensions start as soon as December 4th.

The canton of Zurich has issued its first bond that can be settled with digital central bank currency (CBDC) through the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX). The issuance is part of the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) Wholesale CBDC pilot project.

In a recent development, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again taken legal action against cryptocurrency exchange Kraken.

The US Department of Justice is demanding more than 4 billion US dollars from Binance to settle a multi-year criminal case.

Bitcoin (BTC) has posted a green weekly close for five consecutive weeks. Such a pattern was last seen during the 2021 summer rally.

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