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Payments and cryptocurrency platform, Crypto.com, announced a broad European launch of its MCO Visa cards. The cards will soon ship to 31 countries in the region, according to the company’s blog post, published May 15. The company’s European presence now covers all 27 EU member states, as well as Switzerland, the
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A number of countries like China and Sweden are already experimenting with central bank digital currencies (CBDC). The implementation of this new type of money requires a number of aspects including tech advancement and specific regulation. According to a key official at the European Central Bank (ECB), the main challenge
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The COVID-19 crisis has shown even a greater need for reliable and open data that is verified by the blockchain and smart contracts and Belgium’s Blockchain
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IBM has created a new blockchain consortium with three of Europe’s electricity grid operators to help smooth the transition to renewable sources of energy. It’s an important step in the direction of decentralizing and democratizing the way power is consumed, which is essential if nations are to reach 2050 carbon-reduction goals. The
Read MoreThe Brussels-based International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) has joined the World Economic Forum’s COVID Action Platform which brings together the World Health Organization (WHO), corporate CEOs and top experts from leading global organisations to coordinate multi-stakeholder contributions into the fight to combat the global spread of coronavirus.According to
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Sharing is caring!The European Union has put out a call for proposals targeting innovative defence products, solutions and technologies to the community of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s). They are offering up to 10 million euro to support several consortium defence proposals and considering multiple contributions of up to 2.5
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Major European financial institutions are jointly launching a blockchain-based platform for the investment fund industry.The system was initially incubated by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and its affiliate Fundsquare, which, alongside Clearstream, Credit Suisse Asset Management and Natixis Investment Managers, have announced a Series A investment round for “FundsDLT.”FundsDLT for
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The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA), a distributed ledger technology initiative established by the European Commission (EC) last year, has appointed former Bitfury Group global ambassador Marc Taverner as the first INATBA executive director on March 5.INATBA was launched through collaboration between the 26 members of the
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Sharing is caring! Hypervine, the Glasgow-based start-up, has announced the start of a project, co-funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), to develop services which utilise space-based data to help extractive industries. Hypervine’s CEO and Founder, Paul Duddy stated: “Working with the European Space Agency is an incredible honour at such an
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While Bitcoin (BTC) might not be ready for the moon yet, its underlying technology of blockchain is being increasingly adopted in space.The European Space Agency (ESA), a major intergovernmental organization dedicated to space exploration, is funding a new blockchain project aiming to boost the world’s mining industry.A known contributor
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