Topic: #switzerland
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FINMA approves first Swiss-law retail Bitcoin ETF under diversification exemption
Swiss regulator FINMA has approved the first retail ETF under Swiss law to invest directly in Bitcoin. A diversification exemption lets it hold only BTC, and custody, sales and risk-warning duties still apply.
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FINMA approves what it calls Switzerland's first retail Bitcoin ETF
Swiss regulator FINMA approved what it said is the country's first Bitcoin ETF that invests directly in BTC and is open to retail investors. It named no issuer and gave no launch date.
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FINMA approves Switzerland's first retail Bitcoin ETF with diversification waiver
Swiss regulator FINMA approved the country's first retail Bitcoin ETF on October 20, 2026. The fund holds Bitcoin directly and is exempt from standard diversification rules, a waiver FINMA justified by pointing to Bitcoin's track record and trading volumes.
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Safe investor Greenfield Capital asks Swiss watchdog to review foundation board
Greenfield Capital said it filed a supervisory complaint with Switzerland's foundation watchdog, seeking changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation's board after months of pressing the foundation directly.
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Swiss National Bank's Tschudin: large stablecoins could disrupt monetary policy
Swiss National Bank board member Petra Tschudin said in Zurich on September 30 that large stablecoins could interfere with monetary policy, and called for regulation that keeps central bankers in control.