Taxes payable by cryptocurrency make Switzerland a leader in the implementation of crypto assets Thanks to its collaboration with Bitcoin Swiss, Canton Zug announced that it will accept tax payments by Bitcoin and Ether (for both companies and private individuals) up to an amount of CHF 100.000, starting from February 2021, becoming the first Swiss...Read More

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology: no repercussions for tax law Berna, 19.06.2020 – Nella sua seduta del 19 giugno 2020 il Consiglio federale ha preso atto del rapporto relativo a un’eventuale necessità di adeguamento della legislazione fiscale nel settore della blockchain. Il rapporto conclude che non occorre apportare particolari modifiche alla legislazione fiscale. L’ordinamento giuridico...Read More

N26′ Grand Plan for Switzerland, Neobank, the German online bank, has launched its presence in Switzerland. Here is, what the company expects to achieve in the heart of European banking. Georg Hauer, general manager at smartphone-bank N26 and responsible for the German, Austrian and Swiss regions, wants to get Swiss customers fall in love with...Read More

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has published guidance on how it applies Swiss anti-money laundering rules to financial services providers supervised by FINMA in the area of blockchain technology. FINMA has also issued banking licences to two new blockchain service providers. FINMA recognises the innovative potential of new technologies for the financial industry....Read More