Geneva, Switzerland's new crypto capital?

23.05.2024
Geneva, Switzerland's new crypto capital?
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Lawyer Gabriel Jaccard (The Good Token Society) believes that in just a few years, Geneva has become a nerve centre for the crypto ecosystem in Switzerland. So much so that it can compete with the country's other cities, particularly Zurich and Zug, which have historically been the leaders in the country.

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Gabriel Jaccard

Gabriel Jaccard is CEO and Founding Partner at Arbitri, a Geneva-based consulting firm specialising in blockchain and AI, which he founded in September 2020. He holds a PhD in smart legal contracts and is a lecturer at the Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève. He currently also serves as a legal associate at The Innolegal Firm, where he is completing his attorney traineeship. His academic and professional work focuses on contract law, corporate law, financial law, and intellectual property, with particular emphasis on smart contracts and blockchain regulation.

Jaccard is the founder and Vice-President of The Good Token Society, a Geneva-based non-profit association that brings together entrepreneurs, institutions, researchers, and civil society to address governance challenges raised by blockchain and artificial intelligence. He serves as President of the Board of Directors at Clevor SA, a Geneva-based company developing smart cards for the web3 environment. He has contributed to the Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide on blockchain trends and developments in Switzerland, and has provided commentary on the Swiss regulatory framework for tokenisation, including the functional approach adopted by Swiss authorities and the role of FINMA's token classification categories. He has also contributed formal responses to Swiss regulatory consultations, including on the draft Lex Stablecoin legislation. Jaccard graduated from the University of Geneva.

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