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Safe investor asks Swiss watchdog to intervene in governance dispute

Greenfield Capital said it sought changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation’s board for months before turning to the Swiss regulator.

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What happened

Greenfield Capital said it sought changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation’s board for months before turning to the Swiss regulator.

Reported details

  • Greenfield says it asked the Safe Ecosystem Foundation to remove Gnosis co-founder Stefan George from its board and add independent members, and that every request was rejected

Why this matters

Safe investor asks Swiss lands in the regulatory track rather than the market-structure track: the open question for tokenized-asset desks is which rule text follows, and whether it changes who may issue, hold, or redeem a tokenized instrument. Nothing about eligibility, custody, or settlement changes until a dated rule says so.

Evidence boundary

The scope is limited to what the linked reports state, and where two of them diverge both positions are recorded without either being picked in advance.

What to verify

Before acting on Safe investor asks Swiss, read the dated rule text itself rather than a summary of it, and note which agency wrote it and whether the comment period is still open.

Sources and editorial check time

This information is educational and is not financial, legal, or tax advice.

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