Tag: Cryptocurrency
View from the top - Amun: harbouring innovation
Europe | Industry
03 Dec 2019 by Pablo Conde
Exchange-traded product (ETP) veteran Laurent Kssis (pictured) joined Swiss financial technology and cryptoasset ETP issuer Amun in October as the start-up firm moved to establish itself in the market and respond to demand for bitcoin-based financial products.
Singapore regulator opens up to exchange-traded crypto derivatives
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
25 Nov 2019 by SRP News
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a consultation to consider the regulation of derivatives based on ‘payment tokens’ such as bitcoin and ether, where the derivatives are traded on approved exchanges.
Blockchain investment platform rolls out crypto tracker to support medical research
International | Products
19 Nov 2019 by Pablo Conde
Aevolve AG, a new firm using the blockchain investment platform to support ‘life-saving innovative’ medical research, has released a new securitised financial product targeted investors and patients.
Crypto news: German startup to launch first callable/putable bitcoin ETN
International | Products
01 Nov 2019 by SRP News
First bitcoin with early redemption feature launched; Amun teams up with crypto asset exchange Binance to expand crypto ETP range; CME readies bitcoin options.
Finland Market Review, Q3 2019: Alexandria tops table
Europe | Market Reviews
31 Oct 2019 by Teresia Harri & Marc Wolterink
Forty-five retail, nine private banking and two institutional products were added to the SRP Finland database in the third quarter of 2019.
Crypto complaint alleges 'largest bubble in human history'
North America | Regulations & Legal
18 Oct 2019 by Pablo Conde
A class action lawsuit was filed last week against Bitfinex, Tether and other individuals in the US District Court in the Southern District of New York accusing them of creating the ‘largest bubble in human history,' and causing over a $1 trillion in damages.
Vontobel expands digital ecosystem with new structured asset token on the blockchain
Europe | Products
01 Oct 2019 by SRP News
The Swiss bank has become the first issuer worldwide to offer a classic structured product for trading and custody using blockchain technology.
View from the top: the three pillars of product distribution
Europe | Features
26 Sep 2019 by Pablo Conde
SRP met with Stefan Armbruster (pictured), head of Europe and member of the board of Bank Vontobel Europe, during the German Derivatives Day on September 10 in Frankfurt, to discuss current developments at a market and level, and the Swiss bank’s plans to expand across Europe and Asia Pacific.
Leonteq rolls out first ever bitcoin rev conv
Europe | Products
25 Sep 2019 by SRP News
The Swiss structured products provider has launched the world’s first reverse convertible on bitcoin listed on Six Swiss Exchange.