Tech 19 June 2019

Aussie blockchain-based energy firm to enhance solar distribution in Austria

Power Ledger has reportedly signed a deal with E-NEXT to launch its peer-to-per network in Austria’s second-largest city, Graz.

Business 29 April 2019

Austria’s minister of finance wants a fintech regulatory sandbox

Austria’s minister of finance, Hartwig Loeger, wants a sandbox for fintech business models to be tested in.

Business 8 April 2019

BitPanda receives coveted payment service provider license

The Payment and Service Derivative 2 license from the Financial Market Authority Austria allows crypto firm Bitpanda to offer its service in various countries both in the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Tech 30 May 2018

Austrian regulator bans unlicensed crypto mining company

The Austrian Financial Market Authority ordered INVIA GmbH to cease its crypto mining operations due to suspicion of unauthorised management of an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF).

Business 16 February 2018

‘Optioment’ BTC scam in Austria preyed on 10,000 investors: report

Prosecutors in Vienna have launched an investigation into a company that promised outsized returns via arbitrage trading.