Swiss Post is taking action with the launch of its third Crypto Stamp 3.0 in both physical and Non-Fungible Token (NFT) versions, this time also involving Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Switzerland: Swiss Post and the launch of Crypto Stamp 3.0 scheduled for 2 May 2023
Swiss Post has announced the launch of Crypto Stamp 3.0, under the banner of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
This is the third version of a collection of stamps in their physical and digital formats, the latter being Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT).
It is scheduled to go on sale on 2 May 2023, at 7:30 AM, and at the time Swiss Post wanted to share the description of these Crypto Stamps 3.0 involving AI. And indeed, the designs of the new crypto stamps were created by visitors to Swiss Digital Days in 2022.
To create them, they went to a terminal and selected words, from which an artificial intelligence (AI) system trained to produce images created the patterns for the new series.
Switzerland and the third edition of the Crypto Stamp 3.0
Editions of the Swiss Crypto Stamp 3.0 are limited in different ways and range from 65,000 to only 50 rare examples.
Prices vary depending on the design and the print run, i.e., the rarity of the NFT. For collectors and enthusiasts, an exclusive version without NFTs is also available this year.
Swiss Post will gradually unveil individual versions of the Crypto Stamps 3.0 on its website starting in April. Not only that, a beautiful special edition will be auctioned later this year for collectors and fans of digital collectibles.
This is the third year that the Swiss Post is launching the Crypto Stamps, and the idea is to bring together the analog world of the stamp collector with the digital world of the NFT collector.
The Swiss Crypto Stamp 3.0 will be available on postshop.ch starting on 2 May 2023 and can be ordered at all Swiss Post branches. In the period between precisely 4 and 25 April 2023, Swiss Post will unveil new versions every week.
The Bitcoin trading and custody platform
In the country of the “crypto valley”, the banking branch of Swiss Post, PostFinance, had also announced last summer that it would launch its Bitcoin trading and custody platform by 2024.
The announcement spoke of a custodial service, meaning that it also provides custody of cryptocurrencies like a wallet, in addition to allowing trading.
PostFinance’s head of retail banking, Sandra Lienhart, said at the time that the decision to create this platform dedicated to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies was based on the realization of an increasingly common desire among customers who would like to access the crypto market through their in-house bank.
PostFinance represents the fifth largest retail bank in Switzerland. Not only that, Lienhart had also referred to this period as favorable for entering the cryptocurrency market.
In fact, PostFinance had already launched an app that allows people to invest in 13 selected crypto assets two years ago. The app in question is called Yuh and is a new digital finance app from Swissquote and PostFinance dedicated to mobile banking.
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