<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>cryptobanking.news — Swissquote Bank (Switzerland)</title><link>https://cryptobanking.news/banks/swissquote-bank/</link><atom:link href="https://cryptobanking.news/banks/swissquote-bank/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Verified items about Swissquote Bank (Switzerland)</description><item><title>Swissquote Bank Europe obtains Luxembourg MiCA CASP licence</title><link>https://cryptobanking.news/item/swissquote-bank-europe-casp-licence/</link><guid>https://cryptobanking.news/item/swissquote-bank-europe-casp-licence/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Swissquote Bank Europe SA is authorised by Luxembourg’s CSSF as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA; the CSSF’s entity register dates the authorisation 5 June 2026. Luxembourg for Finance reported the news ahead of the MiCA transitional-period deadline and says the bank offers trading in more than forty crypto-assets. Source: https://www.luxembourgforfinance.com/en/news/swissquote-bank-europe-obtains-luxembourg-casp-license-ahead-of-mica-cutoff/</description><category>regulation</category><category>custody</category></item><item><title>Swiss Federal Council opens consultation on new licences for stablecoin issuers and crypto-institutions</title><link>https://cryptobanking.news/item/ch-federal-council-stablecoin-crypto-licences-consultation/</link><guid>https://cryptobanking.news/item/ch-federal-council-stablecoin-crypto-licences-consultation/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>On 22 October 2025 Switzerland's Federal Council opened a consultation, running until 6 February 2026, on an amendment to the Financial Institutions Act. It proposes two new licence categories: payment instrument institutions, which would replace the fintech licence, could issue a special type of stablecoin and would no longer face the CHF 100 million limit on client deposits; and crypto-institutions providing services with cryptocurrencies, under criteria based on those for securities firms but less comprehensive. Source: https://www.admin.ch/en/newnsb/x4TMWQ1SWofNoFx7XyHhY</description><category>stablecoins</category><category>regulation</category></item></channel></rss>