Altcoins Gain as Crypto Funds Add $226M in Inflows

April 6, 2025

Catenaa, Sunday, April 06, 2025-Global crypto investment products attracted $226 million in net inflows last week, marking the second straight week of gains, according to asset manager CoinShares. Bitcoin led with $195 million in inflows, while altcoins based funds saw positive movement for the first time in five weeks. Despite nine consecutive days of inflows, […]

Morgan Stanley Exec Andrew Peel to Launch DeFi Fund

May 17, 2025

Catenaa, Saturday, May 17, 2025- Andrew Peel, former head of Morgan Stanley digital asset markets, has stepped down to launch a new venture focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) and digital asset investment. Peel, who joined Morgan Stanley in 2018 from Credit Suisse, plans to fundraise for the new crypto and digital asset firm, which will […]

SPAR Supermarket in Switzerland Now Accepts Bitcoin

April 20, 2025

Catenaa, Monday, April 21, 2025-SPAR Supermarket has begun accepting bitcoin payments at its Zug branch, using the Lightning Network through DFX Swiss’s OpenCryptoPay system. The move marks another step forward in Switzerland’s growing embrace of cryptocurrency and places SPAR among the first supermarkets in the nation to integrate direct bitcoin payments at checkout. The rollout […]

Switzerland Proposes Holding Bitcoin in Central Reserves

January 2, 2025

Catenaa, Thursday, January 2, 2025 – A group of cryptocurrency advocates in Switzerland has launched an initiative aimed at requiring the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold bitcoin as part of its reserves, alongside gold. The proposal was published Tuesday by the Swiss Federal Chancellery, setting the stage for a potential nationwide referendum.  The Chancellery […]

Switzerland to Explore Bitcoin Mining as Energy Solution

December 3, 2024

Catenaa, Tuesday, December 03, 2024 – The Swiss canton of Bern has approved a groundbreaking bill to investigate Bitcoin mining as a means of utilizing surplus electricity, despite initial resistance from the local government. Proposed by a pro-crypto Parliamentary Group in March, the legislation gained strong support from the 160-member local parliament. This initiative aims […]

Sygnum Hires Ex-CFTC Chief for Crypto Policy Role

June 1, 2025

Catenaa, Sunday, June 01, 2025-Sygnum, the Swiss-based digital asset bank, has named former US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Christopher Giancarlo as its senior policy adviser, the company announced Monday, reinforcing its regulatory strategy amid expanding operations in Asia and the Middle East. Giancarlo, known as “crypto dad” for his pro-innovation stance during his 2017-2019 […]