El Salvador’s decision to make bitcoin legal tender provoked a mixture of delirium and derision when it was announced last year. Among supporters of the cryptocurrency, the news was received as ...

On Monday evening, a few dozen shopkeepers and businesspeople gathered in the blue-carpeted hall of a conference center in the Italian-speaking city of Lugano, Switzerland, to learn how to start ...

Lugano Diamonds entered 2026 with new ownership in hopes to return to business as normal. The troubled jeweler, once considered a star performer of previous parent company Compass Diversified, on Nov.

Compass Diversified last week announced it has “restricted” investment in its troubled Lugano unit to focus on the eight other companies in its portfolio. Compass also announced it’s suspending its ...

Shattered Dreams: Lugano founder Moti Ferder resigned in April 2025 from the company he founded in 2004. He’s back in Tel Aviv. For several years, Lugano Diamonds was considered a jewel in Compass’ ...

Today, the city of Lugano in Switzerland unveiled an incredible statue honouring Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin's anonymous founder. I found this tribute incredibly inspiring and beautiful. The statue was ...

Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry has filed for bankruptcy and is seeking a buyer, following lawsuit allegations earlier this year that its founder and former chief executive, Mordechai “Moti Ferder, ...

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