https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Libra Association, created by Facebook to launch its new cryptocurrency, has announced its 21 founding members after defections by previous supporters including Visa and Mastercard. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191015/facebook-cryptocurrency-libra-launches-in-geneva Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:48:05 +0200 facebook-cryptocurrency-libra-launches-in-geneva Swiss authorities said Tuesday that they have written to the Libra Association, which is behind Facebook's planned cryptocurrency, seeking details on data protection risks involved in the project. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190723/swiss-privacy-watchdog-seeks-details-on-facebook-currency Tue, 23 Jul 2019 22:26:57 +0200 swiss-privacy-watchdog-seeks-details-on-facebook-currency Switzerland's market watchdog confirmed Thursday that it is contact with the "initiators" of Facebook's new cryptocurrency, as questions mount over how the money will be regulated. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190620/swiss-watchdog-in-contact-with-facebook-cryptocurrency-backers-libra Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:20:44 +0200 swiss-watchdog-in-contact-with-facebook-cryptocurrency-backers-libra The Basel-based Bank for International Settlements in a report warned digital currencies like bitcoin could overwhelm and break the internet if they continue to grow. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180618/bitcoin-could-bring-internet-to-a-halt-bis-cryptocurrency-switzerland Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:49:09 +0200 bitcoin-could-bring-internet-to-a-halt-bis-cryptocurrency-switzerland Switzerland may have some of the most beautiful banknotes in the world but a new bakery in Zurich doesn’t want a bar of them. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180515/the-zurich-bakery-where-you-cant-pay-with-cash-but-bitcoins-are-fine Tue, 15 May 2018 15:24:32 +0200 the-zurich-bakery-where-you-cant-pay-with-cash-but-bitcoins-are-fine A man who lost a bag containing two cryptocurrency hardware wallets holding a portfolio worth around 800,000 francs has more than trebled the reward for its return. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180504/lost-cryptocurrency-reward-more-than-trebled Fri, 04 May 2018 16:34:00 +0200 lost-cryptocurrency-reward-more-than-trebled On April 9th a man in the Swiss city of Lucerne lost a bag containing two cryptocurrency hardware wallets holding a portfolio worth around 800,000 francs. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180425/swiss-man-loses-shopping-bag-containing-800000-franc-cryptocurrency-stash Wed, 25 Apr 2018 12:33:05 +0200 swiss-man-loses-shopping-bag-containing-800000-franc-cryptocurrency-stash Up until a century ago, the southern Swiss village of Gondo was famous for gold mining, but the industry closed and Gondo fell on harder times. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180329/gondos-new-gold-rush-cryptocurrency-boom-breathes-life-into-swiss-village Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:56:41 +0200 gondos-new-gold-rush-cryptocurrency-boom-breathes-life-into-swiss-village