Bitcoin Firm Xapo Relocates to Switzerland
Bitcoin firm Xapo announced its plans to relocate to Zurich in order to benefit from Switzerland's neutrality and stability. The company, which focuses on security and bitcoin services, has started the transition around three months ago, following requests from its customers. For now, the company plans to hire finance and legal staff from Europe while maintaining a small presence in the United States. According to Xapo CEO Wences Casares, this decision was made after clients raised concerns about bitcoin regulation and increased oversight on transactions. Bitcoin Firm Regulation. "This is....
Related News
Xapo, a provider of secure bitcoin wallet and vault storage solutions deemed "the Fort Knox of bitcoin," announced that it is relocating its corporate headquarters to Zurich, Switzerland. The company will retain a small presence in its previous home base in Palo Alto, California to serve U. S. customers, but its main operations will move to the new home base. Xapo's primary deep cold storage vault is already located in Switzerland (the precise location hasn't been disclosed), with additional secure sites deployed around the globe. "[A]t the request of our expanding global customer base,....
Xapo has officially relocated its corporate headquarters to Zurich, Switzerland, citing the country's long history of neutrality and stability. The bitcoin services and security firm said the transition was put in motion three months ago at the request of customers, and that now, Xapo's operations in Palo Alto are in the process of being reduced. As part of the transition, Xapo will hire new finance and legal staff in the central European nation while still keeping a small US presence. In interview, Xapo CEO Wences Casares sought to position the move as one that would appeal to customers....
Bitcoin startup Xapo has revealed that it has gained an early ‘conditional approval’ from Switzerland’s financial regulator to operate in the country. Announced by Xapo CEO Wences Casares yesterday, the preliminary approval is reliant on several requirements, including a mandatory membership with the Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO). Xapo is confident that it will meet the requirements to become a member. Xapo chose the town of Zug (also known as Crypto Valley) in Switzerland as the location for its global headquarters. Switzerland’s international neutrality and its regulatory stability....
Xapo, the Bitcoin wallet service provider has received Swiss FINMA's conditional approval to operate from the country. Xapo is back in the news again. The leading Bitcoin wallet service at one time has received conditional approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to operate in the country. The receipt of approval was announced by Xapo’s CEO Wences Casares in his recent blog post. According to Cesares, his company has been negotiating with the Swiss authorities for over two years to be recognized as a financial intermediary. He was quoted in the blog post....
Bitcoin wallet company Xapo announced today that it has received an early nod of approval from a key Swiss regulator. The Switzerland-based company said in a new blog post that it has been given “conditional approval” from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to do business in the European country. The approval isn’t final, however, as Xapo said the regulator wants to see it join a self-regulatory organization (SRO), among other steps. Xapo relocated to Switzerland in mid-2015, citing customer privacy concerns at the time as it looked to shift away from its operations....