ICO Regulation in Switzerland in a Nutshell
FINMA, ICO, TGE, Token Classification
Dr. Andreas Glarner, Partner at the MME Crypto Team, provides a high level overview on how Switzerland’s regulator FINMA assesses ICOs / TGEs based on the guidelines recently published.
Learn about the different token models (payment/currency, utility, asset) and their regulatory treatment during the different stages of your project. Further, understand which ones qualify as securities and where KYC / AML regulations apply.
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Dr. Andreas Glarner
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Consultation Blockchain | DLT
The first step towards digital securities: During its meeting on 22 March 2019, the Federal Council initiated the consultation on the adaptation of federal law to developments in distributed ledger technology (DLT).
Digitize Your Shares!
MME and Swisscom have jointly developed the blockchain-based “daura” Platform that enables Swiss SMEs to now keep their share register simply and digitally, and to conduct capital procurement transactions at the push of a button.
How to declare bitcoins?
The declaration of bitcoins and other digital information units ("tokens") in the Swiss tax return is in practice still unclear. Our article (in German) provides some guidelines.
Crypto Valley Top 50
The market valuation of the 50 largest Blockchain companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein’s Crypto Valley amounts to $20 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018. MME is very proud to have served more than 50% of these projects and most of the Top 5 with its legal, tax and compliance services.
Synchronisation von DLT und Recht
Blockchain-Systeme sind im Kontext der gesamten Digitalinfrastruktur sowie im Kontext der damit verknüpften Rechtsverhältnisse zu untersuchen. Die Synchronisierung von Token mit dem geltenden Rechtssystem ist ein dabei oft unterschätztes Risiko.
Framework for Crypto Tokens
The current "Block 2" version of the "Conceptual Framework for Legal and Risk Assessment of Crypto Tokens" includes several amendments to the initial genesis version from September 2017. The Framework can be considered in all jurisdictions, regardless of national legal and regulatory frameworks.
ICO Code of Conduct
Crypto Valley Association (CVA), the Swiss-based not-for-profit association supporting the development of blockchain and cryptographic related technologies and businesses, announced the launch of a Code of Conduct for Initial Coin Offerings (ICO).
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