How do you lay the foundation for fully digital capital markets? How far has work actually come in integrating a central bank digital currency into efforts towards tokenization?
And how is Switzerland pushing the industry forward in the next evolution of financial markets?
In Part 2 of this RULEMATCH Spot On episode, Ian Simpson and David Newns, Head of the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) discuss the different ways that Switzerland has played a leading role in the development of the digital assets industry globally - with the support of the Swiss National Bank and others and with close input from FINMA.
Episode show notes:
(1:57) - Project Helvetia and why “equivalence” is a victory for Switzerland
(5:59) - The evolution of banks’ capabilities with digital assets
(9:24) - How banks are opening their minds to new use cases
(10:38) - Growth in number of member banks on SDX
(11:50) - Banks building or offering custody services for digital assets
(13:02) - Details on custody setup on SDX
(14:12) - The chicken-egg topic of dealing with crypto and digital assets
(16:13) - Looking at SDX’s crypto custody services and repo services
(17:26) - How custody will enable crypto collateral mobilization from banks on SDX
(20:49) - Why collateral and lending with digital assets is critical in capital markets
(21:59) - Regulatory advancements (in Europe and Switzerland) and their implications
(23:51) - The significance of USDC/EURC MiCA approval
(24:42) - The challenges of DLT securities in Switzerland
(27:57) - Switzerland’s “central” role in global CBDC projects
(33:07) - Why Switzerland is still “winning the digital assets race”
(35:34) - A “sea change” in digital assets moving things forward
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