Tagged: crypto valley association

October 7, 2021 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a leading global blockchain and cryptographic technology ecosystem, has today announced additional speakers who will be attending this years’ Crypto Valley Conference (CVC). The flagship event will take place from 28-29th October 2021, in Rotkreuz, Switzerland. Reflecting the industry’s continued… Read More

July 6, 2020 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), based in Switzerland, has published its “Trusted Key Ceremony Guidelines” a set of best practices designed to help protect digital assets in a safe and secure manner. The project was driven by the CVA’s Cybersecurity Working Group. The CVA has… Read More

May 8, 2020 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

“In 2008, a pseudonymous person or group of people by the name of Satoshi Nakamoti wrote the Bitcoin white paper – Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System – and launched the source code and the first version of the network in 2009, which became a true sovereign financial… Read More

April 27, 2020 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  The Swiss Crypto Valley Association, a Fintech and blockchain-focused organization based in a region located near Zurich, is reportedly asking Switzerland’s government to provide CHF 100 million (appr. $102.7 million) in relief funding. This fund, if approved, would help with bailing out crypto and… Read More

December 2, 2019 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a Switzerland based blockchain advocacy group, has published an “Asset Tokenization Paper” at the inaugural launch event for its Western Chapter today taking place at the EPFL Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. The CVA seeks to define the… Read More

November 15, 2019 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

In the midst of the Blockshow Asia Conference crypto industry representatives have announced a movement create an open protocol designed to comply with FATF  demands impacting VASPs or Virtual Asset Service Providers. According to a release, representatives of the Swiss-based Crypto Valley Association (CVA), International Digital… Read More

July 11, 2019 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

PwC and the Crypto Valley Association have recently published an “ICO/STO Report” covering the first five months of 2019. According to the report, since the beginning of the year 250 token offerings have raised $3.3 billion. The largest funding rounds came from Bitfinex at $1… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last February, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a statement on “virtual assets” recognizing the need to mitigate risk associated with money laundering and terrorist financing when it comes to cryptocurrency. The “draft interpretive note” regarding a segment on pending recommendations was open for… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Speakers announced who will be part of discussions on the use cases and applications of blockchain technology, are: Ulrich Schimpel, CTO for IBM Switzerland; Peter Todd, Bitcoin Core Developer; Dr Hubert Ritzdorf, CTO of ChainSecurity; Dr Harald Stieber, EU Commission; Emmanuelle Ganne, WTO and Dr… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), Switzerland’s advocacy group for the advancement of digital assets, has announced the speakers for this year’s Crypto Valley Conference. The Association reports that representatives from IBM, Dfinity, University College London, LiquidityNetwork, ConsenSys, NEO, R3, the European Commission, Swiss National Bank,… Read More

March 19, 2019 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency trading platform Prime XBT announced on Tuesday it has joined the Crypto Valley Association (CVA). As previously reported, CVA is a leading blockchain focused advocacy group which has worked closely with Swiss public officials to foster an ecosystem of innovation in the small European… Read More

February 5, 2019 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA) has announced new board members following their annual meeting Zug, Switzerland – also known as Crypto Valley. CVA is a leading blockchain focused advocacy group which has worked closely with Swiss public officials to foster an ecosystem of innovation in… Read More

December 17, 2018 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

As CI reported earlier today, the Swiss Federal Council published a report last week that advocated on behalf of greater integration of blockchain, or distributed ledger technology (DLT), into their financial services industry. The Federal Council is made up of seven members, each of which… Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) has published guidelines for opening corporate accounts for blockchain based firms. The SBA action was taken with the support of the Crypto Valley Association (CVA) in an interesting alliance of new finance and old. Switzerland has gained a global reputation as… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Covesting, a cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform, announced on Wednesday it become a member of the Crypto Valley Association in Switzerland. This news comes just a few months after Covesting announced it joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, an open source blockchain initiative. As previously reported, Covesting was founded in… Read More

June 28, 2018 @ 7:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

A new collaborative report by PwC Strategy& and the Crypto Valley Association provides an update on the global initial coin offering (ICO) market. According to their numbers, ICOs have grown dramatically during the first 5 months of 2018 with 537 ICOs, successfully raising $13.7 billion. This… Read More

June 21, 2018 @ 5:05 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a global blockchain and cryptographic technology ecosystem, has partnered with BDO Switzerland, one of the country’s leading providers of auditing, accounting, tax and advisory services. “We are delighted to welcome BDO as a Strategic Partner. The development of blockchain technology is adding… Read More

April 25, 2018 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), based in Zug, Switzerland, has announced a new partnership with ConsenSys. According to CVA, ConsenSys will chair new Enterprise Blockchain Working Group, while joining the existing Regulatory and Policy Working Group. Consensys is a huge, global organization. Today it claims 750+ blockchain experts… Read More

March 2, 2018 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

As we reported last month, the Swiss financial regulator, the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), published guidelines on initial coin offerings (ICOs). At that time, Mark Branson FINMA CEO explained they were taking a “balanced approach” in helping ICO issuers to navigate the regulatory landscape. Switzerland, more… Read More

January 9, 2018 @ 5:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), based in the epicenter of ICOs in Zug, Switzerland, has published a Code of Conduct for Initial Coin Offerings. Founded in 2017, the CVA started with just 16 members at launch and today now counts over 550 corporate and individual… Read More