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Swiss financial watchdog publishes ICO guidelines

ICO's have been fuelled particularly by bitcoins (Keystone) - Click to enlarge The Swiss financial watchdog has published guidelines on digital currency fundraisers – known as initial coin offerings – under which it will regulate some ICOs, either under anti-money laundering laws or as securities. The Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) says the guidelines “also define the information FINMA...

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Swiss authorities to consider blockchain supervision

Reports South Korea and China could ban cryptocurrency trading has sparked worries of a wider regulatory crackdown (Keystone) - Click to enlarge The federal authorities have set up a special working group to look into how to properly oversee blockchain technologies and initial coin offerings (ICO). The Swiss taskforce is set to report back by the end of 2018. The State Secretariat for International...

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up!schweiz mahnt vor Risiken bei ICOs, will aber keine neue Regulierung

In den letzten Monaten hat die Ausgabe von neuen Blockchain Tokens (auch “Initial Coin Offerings” oder ICOs) vermehrt zu Schlagzeilen geführt. Verschiedene Unternehmen haben dutzende bis hunderte Millionen eingenommen. Am vergangenen Freitag hat sich auch die Schweizer Finanzmarktaufsicht “FINMA” erneut zu Wort gemeldet, an die bestehenden gesetzlichen Regeln erinnert und eine vertiefte...

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