Author: Editorial Office CVJ.CH

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is an independent regulatory authority with a legal mandate to supervise financial markets. Since 2013, the authority has advocated for technology-neutral crypto regulation. Over the years, however, criticism of FINMA has grown, accusing the authority of resting on its laurels. At its annual media conference today, FINMA published its annual report for the year 2023. As expected, the authority focuses on the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS. FINMA devotes about four of 128 pages to crypto assets. The report discusses staking, the new reporting system for crypto assets, a critical examination of…

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