Author: Pascal Hügli

An interview with Bitcoin investor Tuur Demeester about crypto-currencies, their significance in the theory and history of money, and their revolutionary potential for society as a whole. This article was originally published on 10×10.ch and is part of a cooperation. How has Bitcoin changed the understanding of money? Bitcoin shows us that Hayek’s proposed denationalization of money is not just a pipe dream — it also challenges the idea that the money supply must be managed bureaucratically. Bitcoin makes a strong case to the world to the world that money can be scarce, decentralized, market-based, censorship-resistant, politically neutral, and audit-able.…

In the month of January, views of the year 2021 could be read everywhere. Pascal Hügli has gone a step further, and has ventured into looking at the more distant future and has outlined what the world of 2030 will look like. It is January 1, 2030, and the decade that of 2020, which was dominated by the pandemic, has just come to an end. What had begun in 2020, with a seemingly harmless virus, quickly developed into a historic turning point. Even before the scare year was over, the Coronavirus mutated, leading to further lockdowns well into 2021. The…

In the so-called crypto and Blockchain world, many new companies and projects are emerging at present. Given the importance of Bitcoin, some of them could be really big one day, which is why trademark protection is already relevant for these players today. Philosophically, the issue around intellectual property and trademark protection is controversial. Practically, both are established in today’s business world, and are of high importance. From a pragmatic perspective, trademark protection should therefore also be a top priority for start-ups in the Blockchain sector. However, particularly in the start-up phase of emerging companies, people often forget to protect and…

Exponents of the Bitcoin world are known for initiating fundamental debates. This also applies to intellectual property and trademark protection. For many emerging companies in the blockchain space, one question arises: Open source or trademark and brand protection? How often do people talk about alternatives, counter-arguments and changes in the political process? However, if you look closely, you will notice one thng: These are almost always empty promises and hollow phrases. Real alternatives are hardly ever found in politics. Political thinking and action, regardless of the camp, ultimately resembles a single, soft-boiled mishmash. A new challenger arises: Bitcoin Bitcoin was…

A growing acceptance of Stablecoins could be the next step in a global financialisation, after private actors started to create dollar derivatives in the 1960s. Will crypto-dollarization lead to an upgrade of the Eurodollar system? It sounds paradoxical at first glance: while the Fed creates masses of dollars out of nothing, the greenback is not widely available globally. There is an inherent shortage of dollars. Will Stablecoins and CBDCs jump into the breach in the medium term to make the reserve currency more readily available globally? Will Bitcoin and Ether play a decisive role as new forms of collateralization? The…

Switzerland is playing a leading role in creating optimal conditions for blockchain and cryptoassets. A «Distributed Ledger Technology» bill is currently being drafted in Berne to create legal certainty. This article is part of a cooperation and was originally published on 10×10.ch. There is a fascinating, still often misunderstood fact in the crypto world: A public blockchain is not just a line code, it represents a new kind of institution. An institution that, to a certain extent, has its own legal system programmed into it. Occasionally described as Smart Property Rights, property rights are autonomously enforced by the public blockchain.…

In 2017 crypto assets experienced a brilliant rise. What many do not know: Switzerland is one of the global centers of the crypto scene.