Search Results for: SIX Digital Exchange

November 3, 2024 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 130 countries, representing 98% of global GDP are exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) to boost financial inclusion and transaction efficiency. Mathias Studach, Head Finance, Risk & Organizational Development at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) has shared key insights with CI on these developments…. Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 1:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The wCBDC pilot on SIX Digital Exchange will continue over the next two years. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced the continuation of the Helvetia Pilot focusing on tokenized securities settlement on SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) in Swiss franc digital central bank money for financial… Read More

May 22, 2024 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) announces that digital asset issuances facilitated on its platform will surpass 1 billion Swiss Francs (CHF) with the settlement of the CHF 200mn bond by the World Bank priced on 15 May. This achievement marks a key advancement in “the realm… Read More

September 28, 2023 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SDX, the regulated financial market infrastructure for digital assets, welcomes Hypothekarbank Lenzburg as a new member on its Central Securities Depository (CSD). SDX, licensed by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), operates a stock exchange and CSD “using distributed ledger technology (DLT).” With its… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland-based SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), which claims to be the “first” fully regulated digital asset exchange and Central Securities Depository (CSD), working in partnership with F10, an international Fintech and Insurtech Innovation Ecosystem and Aequitec, a digital share register and cap table firm, recently announced… Read More

June 24, 2022 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SDX Web3 Services,  the new service portfolio from SIX Digital Exchange (SDX),  is a range of offerings for institutional clients. SDX Web3 Services will aim to support the secure adoption by financial institutions of the next iteration of the World Wide Web, one that’s based… Read More

November 21, 2021 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Switzerland Stock Exchange (SIX) recently revealed that the SIX Digital Exchange will be issuing its very first senior unsecured digital CHF bond. SIX’s management confirmed that the bond had been issued for a total volume of CHF 150 million and with its maturity set… Read More

July 6, 2018 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

  SIX, the operator of the Swiss Stock Exchange, has announced the launch of SIX Digital Exchange to trade digital assets. Zurich based SIX is controlled by an association of banks. SIX Group Ltd is an unlisted public limited company owned by around 130 domestic and… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX, the global financial data and market infrastructure provider, has launched its Digital Assets Regulatory & Tax Service – a data package providing financial institutions with “a single information source to help identify their exposure to digital assets and remain compliant with evolving regulations.” It… Read More

February 28, 2020 @ 11:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Omniex, an institutionally focused investment and trading platform for digital assets, announced this week it received an investment, as well as formed a strategic partnership with Swiss infrastructure and exchange platform, SIX – the operator of the Swiss Exchange, the principal stock exchange based in… Read More

September 24, 2019 @ 1:06 am By Cali Haan  |  

SIX Group, a company that provides infrastructure, processing and settlement for Switzerland’s financial sector, has announced it will be delaying the launch of a proposed DLT (distributed ledger technology) platform for the settlement of “digital assets” until Q4 2020. The platform, which would allow the company… Read More

May 24, 2019 @ 2:54 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A spokesperson for Switzerland’s largest stock exchange, the Zurich-based SIX Exchange, has confirmed in an email to Coindesk that SIX is developing a “stablecoin” pegged to the Swiss franc for use on the company’s forthcoming digital asset exchange: “Yes, we are currently working on a… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has reportedly achieved significant milestones that underscore its steady growth and strategic vision. Revolut has surpassed one million retail customers in Switzerland, cementing its position as a digital banking solution in the European country. Revolut is also setting its sights on a… Read More

March 30, 2025 @ 6:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto Finance, part of Deutsche Börse Group, is enhancing institutional access to digital asset markets through an integration with Talos, the provider of institutional trading and portfolio technology for digital assets. This collaboration allows banks, brokers, and other financial institutions to seamlessly connect to Crypto… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX welcomes nxtAssets GmbH as the latest issuer of Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) with cryptocurrency underlyings. nxtAssets GmbH reportedly lists two new products, one on Bitcoin and one on Ethereum. With this launch, nxtAssets GmbH becomes the “18th issuer of crypto ETPs on SIX, bringing the… Read More

March 13, 2025 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX reported that it has now delivered solid growth across all four business units in 2024, underscoring the strength of its diversified business model. The Group reportedly achieved total operating income of “CHF 1.6 billion in 2024, representing year-on-year growth of 4.6% at constant exchange… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX has reportedly launched the Digital Collateral Service (DCS), permitting financial institutions to post selected cryptocurrency assets as collateral alongside traditional collateral. The product offers a solution through which clients are able to manage traditional securities as well as cryptocurrency based collateral. Firms managing bonds… Read More

February 6, 2025 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thai financial market solutions firm ThaiQuest has agreed a multi-year partnership with SIX, the financial data and market infrastructure provider, to access market data from SIX and enhance its financial information business. As explained in the announcement, ThaiQuest will gain access to the SIX financial… Read More

January 24, 2025 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BX Digital and BX Swiss announced a partnership with Chainlink, the standard for onchain finance, to bring critical pricing data for Swiss-based equities onchain. BX Digital is a sister company of the Swiss exchange BX Swiss – both are part of Boerse Stuttgart Group, the… Read More

January 22, 2025 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini says it has chosen Malta as its hub for the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. This strategic decision underscores Gemini’s ongoing dedication to “enhancing regulatory compliance and European growth.” Having received their Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Service License in Malta in Dec 2024 (their… Read More