Crypto Nation Switzerland
“In five or ten years’ time I don’t want people to be talking about Crypto Valley Zug. I want people to be talking about Crypto Nation Switzerland.” This is the quote from a speech by Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann that caused such waves in January.
Schneider-Ammann pitched his vision to entrepreneurs and financiers at the inaugural Crypto Finance Conference in St Moritz in January. His bold statement was greeted with much enthusiasm by the delegates at Switzerland’s “Crypto WEF”.
Now you can see the whole speech, including some off-script gags. If you didn’t believe what you were reading at the time, now you can hear it for yourself – from the horse’s mouth.
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