What are digital shares?

Since 1 February 2021, digital shares in the form of ledger-based securities can be issued in Switzerland. These digital securities do not differ legally from conventional shares. 

This new law now makes it possible to store company shares digitally on a blockchain and to transfer them directly and without major administrative effort from one person to another. The blockchain documents all transactions, which makes the trading and custody of digital equity securities highly secure.

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