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New Swiss legislation has been proposed for stable coins referencing a fiat currency. Such stablecoins must be issued by Swiss issuers licensed by FINMA as payment instrument institutions (a new type of license).

Staking bezeichnet den Validierungsprozess in einer Proof-ofStake-Blockchain, bei dem kryptobasierte Vermögenswerte gegen einen Reward blockiert werden.

Switzerland offers a friendly environment for companies in the fintech sector. According to a market study, a total of 483 fintech companies were active in Switzerland by the end of 2023 in comparison to 437 by the end of 2022 (an increase of...

Distributed ledger technology is seeing an ever increasing – experimental and practical – application in various industry sectors in Switzerland.

Der Schweizer Gesetzgeber schlägt eine Lösung vor für in der Schweiz ausgegebene Stablecoins, die eine staatliche Währung referenzieren. Emittenten solcher Instrumente sollen von...

Staking refers to a validation process used in blockchains based on a proofof-stake consensus mechanism by blocking native Crypto Assets against a reward.

As autonomous AI agents increasingly perform decision-making functions within financial institutions, Swiss fintechs must confront fundamental questions of control, accountability and governance. Existing regulatory obligations remain fully applicable: autonomy in the machine does not displace responsibility in the firm. The task is to build oversight frameworks that keep pace with technological independence rather than yield to it.

On 12 January 2026, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) published Guidance 01/2026 on the custody of cryptobased assets (the "Guidance").

This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of blockchain laws and regulations applicable in Switzerland.

Le staking fait référence à un processus de validation utilisé dans les blockchains sur la base d'un mécanisme de consensus de preuve d'enjeu en bloquant des cryptoactifs natifs contre une récompense.

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