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Over recent years the attitude towards hemp has become increasingly more liberal, at both social and legal levels. Meanwhile, CBD products are legal and tradable in Switzerland. Mrs. Green is an Olten-based start-up specialised in trading CBD products. STARTUPS.CH met co-founder Adrian Müller to interview him on what makes a start-up so special in this […] more…

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is no longer effective temporarily, but to a full extent, starting from 25 May 2018. Many companies, including Swiss ones, have adapted their processes to the new Regulation. Not all of them have to submit themselves to the GDPR, however. We will explain you why not. more…

It is a first of its kind in the Canton of Zug, if not in all of Switzerland: founding a company with a contribution in kind, which fully consisted of cryptocurrencies. The founder is Mr. Lacerda who founded his company Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Services Zug AG with the help of STARTUPS.CH. In the Interview with […] more…

Last year cryptocurrencies drew a lot of attention. They are penetrating more and more into our everyday life. Many people have looked into the subject, and also invested in various currencies. In terms of taxation, these currencies should be regarded as foreign currencies. more…

When a company is formed using acquisitions in kind, it undertakes, once it is entered in the Commercial Register, to take over assets belonging to its shareholders/members or related parties. It is often difficult to separate such formation method from that in which cash is used. This distinction is important, however, because companies formed using […] more…

If you form a company, you do not necessarily have to pay up the initial share capital in cash, as founders can also pay by contributing assets. Such payments are called contributions in kind. To ensure the value stability of the assets, they must meet certain specific requirements and be subject to some special verification. more…

Initial coin offerings, or ICOs for short, are the latest craze in the cryptocurrency world. Despite being just a couple of years old, ICOs have managed to attract a lot of attention. It seems that in the past few months every news outlet had something to say about them, both good and bad. Some praise […] more…

The logistics and supply chain industry has been one of the main fields for Blockchain adoption in the past few years. In 2018, the number of companies looking into the technology to ease the process of delivery and make the supply chain more traceable will likely continue to grow rapidly, as the latest players to announce plans for Blockchain […] more…

On June 7th, Lugano will be the setting for an important event on blockchain and crypto. This is ICO Race, a competition where 20 ICO aspirants will compete to win $ 1,000,000, services offered by the organizers and listing on one of the most important exchanges in the world. The 20 token finalist, pre-selected by […] more…