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Got ID? New Projects Explore Blockchain Identity Systems
20.9.2019
“For years, the digital space has been a playground for malicious actors to exploit and abuse user data.” Governments are using blockchain to put citizens in charge of their own digital identities
Germany Passes National Policy to Explore Blockchain But Limit Stablecoins
18.9.2019
Germany's cabinet has passed a national strategy for exploring blockchain tech, while limiting the threat of stablecoins like Facebook's Libra
ING: 32% of Europeans Believe Crypto Is the Future of E-Payments
18.9.2019
27% of respondents think cryptocurrencies are controlled by a central authority, a new ING survey reveals
German Gov’t Approves New Plan to Block Private ‘Parallel Currencies’
18.9.2019
Germany’s new blockchain strategy, passed today, aims to prevent the launch of alternative currencies such as Facebook’s Libra
European Space Agency Awards €60K for Blockchain Satellite Wallet
18.9.2019
SpaceChain seals €60,000 from the European Space Agency to commercially develop its satellite-powered, multi-sig blockchain wallet
18,000 Traders and Growing – Bitcoin.com’s Crypto Exchange Shines Brightly
17.9.2019
Since exchange.Bitcoin.com launched, our premier trading platform has seen a significant influx of users from Asia and Europe. So far, the grand opening of Bitcoin.com’s exchange has led to more than 18,000 registered traders. Moreover, exchange.Bitcoin.com’s Chief Operating Officer...
Here’s How Europeans Can Deal With Negative Interest Rates
17.9.2019
Low and negative interest rates have been a burden for account holders across Europe for some time. And it’s only getting worse, as the European Central Bank just announced a new rate cut to a record low of -0.5%. Private and corporate customers in many countries on the continent don’t...
ECB Official: Stablecoins Pose Risks to Public Policy Priorities
16.9.2019
Benoit Coeure of the European Central Bank says that stablecoins like Libra pose serious risks to public policy priorities
European Countries Step Up Response to Facebook’s Libra
16.9.2019
The European Central Bank (ECB) and a number of countries in the region have stepped up their efforts in response to Facebook’s Libra, which has revived a competing ECB project for instant payments. As Facebook engages Switzerland’s financial regulator, the ECB clarifies how Libra...
Global Central Banks to Question Facebook-Led Libra Over Financial Risks
16.9.2019
The Libra Association is to be grilled by 26 central banks over the perceived risks to financial stability posed by the crypto project
At Least 19 Central Banks Give Way to Monetary Easing As Economy Slows
16.9.2019
In a coordinated fashion, more than 18 central banks worldwide have or plan to cut interest rates, sparking a domino effect of monetary easing. It’s been 10 years since the world has seen central planners orchestrate such harmonization in an attempt to save the economy from a deep recession....
France Minister Maire Proposed Europe’s Cryptocurrency To Counter Facebook’s Libra
14.9.2019
Amidst the growing concerns after Facebook’s worldwide launch of Libra last June, the deeply worried European countries have devised an investigation of the upcoming currency by the European regulators. At a financial congregation in Helsinki, with EU finance ministers, French Finance...
CME’s BTC Index Provider CF Benchmarks Wins EU License
14.9.2019
CF Benchmarks, CME Group’s Bitcoin index provider, receives a license under the European Benchmarks Regulation
Join Us for Europe’s Leading Financial Services Data Event on November 19-20
14.9.2019
FIMA Europe is the biggest and most senior gathering with over 350+ Financial Data Leaders with real decision making power. It is the only event built to provide content for every data and analytics professional throughout the organization – CDOs, Heads Data Governance and Quality, Data...
German Gov’t Speaks Against Approval of Facebook’s Libra in Europe
13.9.2019
Germany opposes Facebook’s Libra stablecoin in the EU, but envisions the development of a state-run cryptocurrency
UK Police Arrest Teen for Hacking Unreleased Music to Sell for Crypto
13.9.2019
U.K. police have arrested a suspect accused of hacking major music acts to steal unreleased songs and sell them for digital currency
EU Needs Own Digital ‘EuroCoin’ to Compete With Libra, Says France
13.9.2019
“EuroCoin”? France’s finance minister thinks Europe needs its own public digital currency to challenge Facebook’s Libra stablecoin
The only gathering of COOs and Heads of Investment Operations from Leading Buy-Side Firms across Europe
13.9.2019
September 17 – 19, 2019 | Novotel London West, London Would you like to meet some of the best minds and find out how they are innovating their front-to-back cross-asset investment operations to do more with less? Attracting over 350 leaders with representation from the biggest names...
CME’s Bitcoin Index Provider Wins First Crypto Benchmark License in EU
13.9.2019
The U.K FCA has authorized CF Benchmarks as a Benchmark Administrator under EU regulation coming into effect in January
France Bans Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency in Europe
12.9.2019
On Thursday, Bruno Le Mair, France’s Minister of the Economy and Finance, warned that the country will halt the development of Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, ‘Libra,’ since the digital asset poises threats to the “monetary sovereignty” of governments. The announcement was made by Le Maire as...