Tech 16 May 2019

Billon secures EU funding for blockchain document management system

The idea is to increase transparency in efficiency with respect to document storage and management by placing these documents on a distributed ledger.

Business 25 April 2019

Bitfury-backed regulated fund provides ‘convenient access’ to Bitcoin mining

Swiss investment firm Final Frontier has partnered with blockchain company Bitfury to launch a new regulated cryptocurrency mining fund aimed at attracting institutional investors.

Interviews 1 May 2019

Matthias Klees: Making a legit project out of the Europecoin scam

Matthias Klees joined us to talk more about his new Finance Cloud device, as well as how he made Europecoin a respectable project.

Tech 11 April 2019

EU’s blockchain forum says blockchain, AI and IoT are the future

The European Union’s blockchain observatory has released a report hailing blockchain, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things as the future.

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.

Business 23 January 2019

Mastercard fined $640M for obstructing cross-border payments

Mastercard has been handed a fine of over €570 million ($648.4 million) after it was found to be obstructing merchants from accessing lower fees for cross-border payments, contrary to European Union (EU) law.

Business 10 January 2019

European watchdog calls for ‘EU-wide’ crypto regulation

In a document designed to inform policymakers, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) suggested that current regulatory gaps should be addressed by the EU Commission.

Tech 12 November 2018

Blockchain could be useful workaround of Europe’s GDPR: report

A recent study conducted by the University of Cambridge and Queen Mary University of London gave major support to blockchains in their ability to provide compliance to the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation.

Business 12 September 2018

Crypto is here to stay, but classification is needed, EU leader says

The European Union (EU) is expected to introduce regulations for the cryptocurrency industry within the next couple of months.

Business 10 September 2018

Lawmaker seeks crucial set of regulations to open EU to ICOs

a European lawmaker argued in favour of crafting a crucial set of regulations to make ICOs more “accessible” within the European Union (EU).

Business 6 September 2018

Think tank proposes EU-level regulation of crypto exchanges, ICOs

In an apparent step towards tighter control of the cryptocurrency industry, Brussels-based think tank Bruegel has proposed better European Union (EU)-level regulation for cryptocurrency exchanges and clearer rules on initial coin offerings (ICOs).

Business 30 August 2018

EU looks at adding to cryptocurrency regulations

The European Union is not done considering regulations on the trade of cryptocurrencies, a report from Bloomberg states.