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Crypto Valley Association elects women board members

This content was published on Sep 25, 2018 María Gomez, Lead for Ecosystem Development at blockchain-based project Aragon and Jenna Zenk, CTO of Zug-based blockchain asset management startup Melonport were voted in by members on Thursday evening. The CVA board has therefore been expanded to seven members following a resolution during June’s AGM to expand diversity at the association. In the build-up to…

Swiss shortlist US, France and Israel for new air defence system

This content was published on Sep 24, 2018 Switzerland has asked the US, France and Israel to submit proposals to supply the country’s new long-range ground-to-air missile defence system.

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The big glacier melt

This content was published on Sep 24, 2018

Bolivia, Syngenta and getting into a Swiss university

This content was published on Sep 23, 2018 Here are some of the stories we'll be following the week of September 24.

New method more than doubles sugar production from plants

This content was published on Sep 22, 2018 EPFL chemists have developed a method that can significantly increase the yield of sugars from plants, improving the production of renewable fuels.

Swiss investors launch $100m blockchain start-up factory

This content was published on Sep 20, 2018 The Swiss company Crypto Valley Venture CapitalExternal link (CV VC) launched its initial “Genesis Hub” incubator in Zug, home to Switzerland’s Crypto Valley, on Thursday. Starting with 20 blockchain start-ups, it aims to fund and mentor 60 new companies per year. The consortium has ambitious plans to replicate this incubator in different parts of the…

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‘You can’t buy coffee with bitcoin, but you can start a company’

This content was published on Sep 20, 2018 More and more blockchain companies are starting up their business in Switzerland using cryptocurrency start-up capital.

Swiss springboard for Bitmain’s European crypto expansion

This content was published on Sep 20, 2018 The world’s largest producer of bitcoin mining hardware explains why it has chosen Switzerland for its European 'fintech hub'.

Wettstein – the first Swiss diplomat had the city of Basel in mind

This content was published on Sep 19, 2018 He was the man of the hour in 1648: Basel mayor Johann Rudolf Wettstein faced a herculean task at the peace conference in Münster.

Tezos blockchain platform finally goes live

This content was published on Sep 17, 2018 The blockchain project Tezos has put its past problems behind it by launching the platform fully live on Monday.

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