{"id":31543,"date":"2017-03-01T17:45:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T22:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opensource.im\/uncategorized\/crypto-valley-launch-breathes-life-into-blockchain-and-cryptography-banking-technology.php"},"modified":"2017-03-01T17:45:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T22:45:10","slug":"crypto-valley-launch-breathes-life-into-blockchain-and-cryptography-banking-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/cryptography\/crypto-valley-launch-breathes-life-into-blockchain-and-cryptography-banking-technology.php","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Valley launch breathes life into blockchain and cryptography &#8211; Banking Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>        Switzerland-based Crypto Valley Association has    launched as the nation looks to boost its blockchain and    cryptographic ecosystem.  <\/p>\n<p>    Headquartered in the Swiss canton of Zug, Crypto Valley is an    independent, government-supported association which aims to    foster the development of digital technologies in Switzerland    and internationally. The association will support start-ups and    established enterprises through policy recommendations,    research projects; and by organising conferences, hackathons    and other industry events.  <\/p>\n<p>    Members include New York-based blockchain production studio    ConsenSys, UBS, Oscars-ruining PwC, Thomson Reuters, financial services firm    Luxoft, the canton of Zug, and Lucerne University of Applied    Sciences and Arts.  <\/p>\n<p>    Crypto Valley is led by president Oliver Bussmann, founder and    managing partner of Bussmann Advisory and ex-CIO of UBS and    SAP.  <\/p>\n<p>    Bussmann says the association is not just promoting a region    but also further strengthening Switzerlands position as a    leading centre of innovation in this sector.  <\/p>\n<p>    State of the nation  <\/p>\n<p>    Switzerland has proven to be a hotbed of fintech activity.  <\/p>\n<p>    Recently, Switzerlands Federal Council issued a    consultation paper on amendments required to its Banking Act    and Banking Ordinance, to create an environment that helps    fintech start-ups thrive in the country.  <\/p>\n<p>    The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory    Authority (FINMA) also signed an agreement to foster more    fintech co-operation.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bankingtech.com\/751212\/crypto-valley-launch-breathes-life-into-blockchain-and-cryptography\/\" title=\"Crypto Valley launch breathes life into blockchain and cryptography - Banking Technology\">Crypto Valley launch breathes life into blockchain and cryptography - Banking Technology<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Switzerland-based Crypto Valley Association has launched as the nation looks to boost its blockchain and cryptographic ecosystem. Headquartered in the Swiss canton of Zug, Crypto Valley is an independent, government-supported association which aims to foster the development of digital technologies in Switzerland and internationally. The association will support start-ups and established enterprises through policy recommendations, research projects; and by organising conferences, hackathons and other industry events<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1600],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cryptography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31543\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}