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MiCA – One New Uniform Regulation for Crypto-Assets, Many New Tasks for Investment Service Providers

09 Jul 2024 5 minutes

With MiCA, the EU is introducing the first uniform regulation for crypto-assets. Read how greater legal certainty reduces the risks for investors and what investment service providers need to prepare for now.

Financial Market Infrastructure

SIX Annual Report 2023: Strong Operating Result and Capital Position Despite Value Adjustments

13 Mar 2024 4 minutes

The diversified business model of SIX again proved its value in this demanding environment. Read more about how the positive trend in the operational performance continues.

Financial Data

4 Reasons Why Artificial Intelligence Hasn’t Revolutionized Post-Trading Yet, but Maybe Will Someday

08 Feb 2024 4 minutes

Post-trading is a volume business and a data business, so calls for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in post-trading operations haven’t been long in coming. Read below exactly why this makes it important to take one step at a time when it comes to identifying potential AI use cases.

Stock Exchanges

CO2 Offset: How It Works, What It Delivers – and What Has to Change

30 Nov 2023 6 minutes

Many companies buy CO2 certificates to offset their CO2 emissions. How exactly does that work? And how big a benefit does it deliver?

Financial Market Infrastructure

3 Expectations of the Financial Sector for the Future that Were Not to Be Expected

22 Nov 2023 5 minutes

The second edition of the annual Future of Finance study shows increasing optimism among executives in the global financial markets. Read how companies plan to capitalize on this sentiment, including the integration of data and analytics and artificial intelligence.

Crypto

The Impact of Distributed Ledger Technology on Asset Trading – 3 Examples

05 Oct 2023 4 minutes

Distributed Ledger Technology is changing the way assets are being traded today. Read how settlement is accelerated and trust is created in a decentralized way and what advantages smart contracts and tokenization have.

Financial Market Infrastructure

Confidence, Transparency, Complexity: This Is How the Buy-Side looks at Digital Assets and ESG Investing

04 Jul 2023 4 minutes

Digital assets have reached a pivotal point in their journey towards mainstream, widespread institutional adoption. The pace and scale at which integration of ESG considerations into investment strategies is now happening across the global investment space is unprecedented. Read on to learn how investment managers recognize the respective growth potential presented by both areas.

Company Growth

Startup ClimateTrade Facilitates the Financing of Projects That Reduce or Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

06 Jun 2023 2 minutes

In the Elevator Pitch blog series, startup companies that SIX supports or advises introduce themselves. Today, you’ll get to know ClimateTrade. CEO and co-founder Francisco Benedito explains how he and his team approach the pressing problem of climate change.

Crypto

Digital Assets: Let’s Talk about Tokens

16 Feb 2023 4 minutes

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology in general have given birth to a dizzying array of new terminology, including terms like “crypto,” “coin,” and “token.” Learn below what a token is and what types of tokens exist.

Company Growth

Startup FQX Makes It Possible to Provide Regulated and Decentralized Corporate Finance on Blockchain

01 Dec 2022 3 minutes

In the Elevator Pitch blog series, startup companies that are supported or accompanied by SIX introduce themselves. Today you’ll get acquainted with FQX. Co-CEO and co-founder Benedikt Schuppli explains how he and his team aim to revolutionize the way companies are financed.

Financial Market Infrastructure

Future of Finance Study by SIX: Here Are 4 Selected Findings That Will Surprise You

10 Nov 2022 4 minutes

SIX asked executives from the financial industry about their assessment of future developments. Here you can read a selection of the results that were not necessarily expected.

Crypto

DeFi, DApps, and the Like: How the Financial System Is Becoming Decentralized

29 Sep 2022 4 minutes

Now that the word “blockchain” appears to have crept into everyday parlance, neologisms like “DeFi” and “DApps” are going around these days. Find out in this blog post what they mean and how they’re changing the world of finance.

Financial Market Infrastructure

What Is This Metaverse Thing Anyways? And What Does It Mean for Banks?

31 Mar 2022 5 minutes

At least since Facebook changed its name, the term has been on everyone’s lips: the metaverse. What’s it all about? What do NFTs have to do with it? And what does it all mean for banks?

Stock Exchanges

Tackling Climate Change: Why Exchanges Play a Crucial Role

15 Mar 2022 3 minutes

In a new whitepaper SIX examined how exchanges can help fight climate change. Read in the following interview, why they play an important role in this regard.

Crypto

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 2

26 Jan 2022 9 minutes

Is it possible to buy an NFT for 100 Swiss francs or less? In the first part of this story, I got derailed by the exorbitant fees on the Ethereum blockchain. I’ll give it a try now on Solana. Will it work this time?

Crypto

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 1

19 Jan 2022 9 minutes

Can a person buy an NFT for 100 Swiss francs? Never did I expect that seeking an answer to that question would turn into a veritable odyssey. But read for yourself how the journey took me to the brink of despair and back again, and learn what an NFT is in the first place.

Crypto

4 Trends Impacting Exchanges – and 5 Building Blocks They Need to Base Their Strategy for the Future On

15 Jul 2021 5 minutes

In this blog post, Peter T. Golder, Global Head of Commercial at SIX Digital Exchange will look at the trends around digital assets and cryptocurrencies that are likely to shape the future of exchanges.

Financial Market Infrastructure

True Transformers: On the Future of Financial Services as "Enablers" in the 21st Century

02 Jun 2021 5 minutes

The foundation of tomorrow's financial industry is based on data and algorithms. Nevertheless, digitalization is not an end in itself. The basis for long-term innovation is the linking of economic and social progress. The prerequisite for this is a differentiated understanding of the opportunities and limitations of digital solutions and overarching partnerships that position financial service providers as "enablers" for innovation in the 21st century.

Financial Market Infrastructure

Inspired by Albert Einstein: The Need for Trust

25 Mar 2021 22 minutes

In our podcast, IT economist Sita Mazumder talks about the challenge of “thinking” the future. When it comes to topics such as the digitization of customer journeys, an open mind like Albert Einstein’s could help.

Crypto

Andréa M. Maechler

What Does Blockchain Mean for Central Banks?

18 Mar 2021 7 minutes

Andréa M. Maechler, member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, is closely involved in the future of the Swiss financial market infrastructure. This includes the implications of new technologies. Project Helvetia, for example, is looking at the use of central bank money in transactions involving tokenized assets.

Crypto

Kevin Abosch, Juan Dominguez

Tokenization: Are Works of Art the New Stocks?

26 Mar 2020 10 minutes

Blockchain technology enables trading of digitized assets, a category that can also include non-bankable assets such as real estate and paintings. Technology-savvy conceptual artist Kevin Abosch and Juan Dominguez from the investment platform Maecenas discuss the impacts on the art market.

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MiCA – One New Uniform Regulation for Crypto-Assets, Many New Tasks for Investment Service Providers

SIX Annual Report 2023: Strong Operating Result and Capital Position Despite Value Adjustments

4 Reasons Why Artificial Intelligence Hasn’t Revolutionized Post-Trading Yet, but Maybe Will Someday

CO2 Offset: How It Works, What It Delivers – and What Has to Change

3 Expectations of the Financial Sector for the Future that Were Not to Be Expected

The Impact of Distributed Ledger Technology on Asset Trading – 3 Examples

Confidence, Transparency, Complexity: This Is How the Buy-Side looks at Digital Assets and ESG Investing

Startup ClimateTrade Facilitates the Financing of Projects That Reduce or Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Digital Assets: Let’s Talk about Tokens

Startup FQX Makes It Possible to Provide Regulated and Decentralized Corporate Finance on Blockchain

Future of Finance Study by SIX: Here Are 4 Selected Findings That Will Surprise You

DeFi, DApps, and the Like: How the Financial System Is Becoming Decentralized

What Is This Metaverse Thing Anyways? And What Does It Mean for Banks?

Tackling Climate Change: Why Exchanges Play a Crucial Role

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 2

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 1

4 Trends Impacting Exchanges – and 5 Building Blocks They Need to Base Their Strategy for the Future On

True Transformers: On the Future of Financial Services as "Enablers" in the 21st Century

Inspired by Albert Einstein: The Need for Trust

What Does Blockchain Mean for Central Banks?

Tokenization: Are Works of Art the New Stocks?

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Read all articles about: blockchain

MiCA – One New Uniform Regulation for Crypto-Assets, Many New Tasks for Investment Service Providers

SIX Annual Report 2023: Strong Operating Result and Capital Position Despite Value Adjustments

4 Reasons Why Artificial Intelligence Hasn’t Revolutionized Post-Trading Yet, but Maybe Will Someday

CO2 Offset: How It Works, What It Delivers – and What Has to Change

3 Expectations of the Financial Sector for the Future that Were Not to Be Expected

The Impact of Distributed Ledger Technology on Asset Trading – 3 Examples

Confidence, Transparency, Complexity: This Is How the Buy-Side looks at Digital Assets and ESG Investing

Startup ClimateTrade Facilitates the Financing of Projects That Reduce or Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Digital Assets: Let’s Talk about Tokens

Startup FQX Makes It Possible to Provide Regulated and Decentralized Corporate Finance on Blockchain

Future of Finance Study by SIX: Here Are 4 Selected Findings That Will Surprise You

DeFi, DApps, and the Like: How the Financial System Is Becoming Decentralized

What Is This Metaverse Thing Anyways? And What Does It Mean for Banks?

Tackling Climate Change: Why Exchanges Play a Crucial Role

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 2

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 1

4 Trends Impacting Exchanges – and 5 Building Blocks They Need to Base Their Strategy for the Future On

True Transformers: On the Future of Financial Services as "Enablers" in the 21st Century

Inspired by Albert Einstein: The Need for Trust

What Does Blockchain Mean for Central Banks?

Tokenization: Are Works of Art the New Stocks?

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