CHAISE – blockchain skills for Europe

Categories
Announcements

The CHAISE Alliance is inviting organisations to join the alliance as an Associated Partner and to support project goals and outcomes via a Statement of Support. By joining, organisations will be part of a network of some of the finest experts working towards strengthening the development of blockchain skills in Europe. CHAISE is dedicated to […]

Stablecoins in crypto: role, risks and reward

Categories
Announcements

Date and time: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:00 – 21:00 IST Location: Dogpatch Labs, Custom House Quay Dublin 1 This after-work event seeks to present informed and engaging perspectives from key actors and influencers in the crypto and defi realm. Come for expert knowledge sharing and networking in the blockchain #Startups and Web3 ecosystem. Guest […]

From TradFi to DeFi and ReFi: the revolution in financial services

Categories
Announcements

The adoption and application of technologies such as blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT), combined with the next iteration of internet technologies in web3, is driving a new wave of development in financial services. Articles, such as this one in Intelligent CIO Magazine, talk about how Web3 can enable “immutable credit histories” to be built […]

Techbrek – Blockchain and Digital Assets: Harnessing the potential to transform

Categories
Announcements

Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have steadily developed as a key infrastructure element for many industries, in financial services and beyond. According to the Deloitte 2021 Global Blockchain Survey, the vast majority (80%) of participants say their industries will see new revenue streams from blockchain, digital assets, and/or cryptocurrency solutions. This is to the […]

Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation public consultation

Categories
Announcements

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath TD opened a public consultation on the exercise of national discretions contained within the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MICAR) (EU) 2023/1114. The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation is the first European-level legislation introducing a harmonised and comprehensive framework for crypto-assets, covering issues from the offering to the public of crypto-assets […]

EASA to leverage blockchain tech for tracking aircraft parts

Categories
Announcements

Europe continues its search for new blockchain use cases, with the latest foray coming in its aviation sector as the region seeks to crack down on using unapproved parts, reports Coingeek. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) leads the charge with a new project to leverage blockchain to track aircraft parts and other components. […]

Digital assets recognised as legal property in China

Categories
Announcements

Digital assets are legal property in China, according to a report published by the People’s Court of China, putting China among a cohort of jurisdictions that have explicitly recognised that property rights apply to digital assets in the same way they do any other, reports Coingeek. “Virtual currency is not classified as an illegal item. […]

Ireland – Bridging the gap between Finance and Technology

Categories
Announcements

14 September @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am – Corrig Court, Corrig Rd, Sandyford, Dublin, Join Mark Kelly from AI Ireland and Lory Kehoe from Blockchain Ireland for this event aimed at finance directors and credit managers that want to be more aware of what is coming in the future of the industry. The event […]

What to know about the EU’s upcoming Digital Product Passport

Categories
Announcements

For many regions, it is now a race against the clock in an attempt to reverse environmental damages caused by various industries. Such efforts have become increasingly apparent within the European Union (EU), which has been drastically scraping together an array of legislations over the past year to tackle eco-issues in a bid to right […]

SEC issues first enforcement action targeting NFTs

Categories
Announcements

US regulators ordered a Los Angeles-based company that issued non-fungible tokens to compensate investors who bought the NFTs, arguing that the transactions were illegal unregistered securities offerings. It was the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s first NFT-related enforcement action, reports Coindesk. The SEC’s findings do not suggest regulators consider all NFTs to be securities, limiting […]

China launches blockchain-powered data exchange

Categories
Announcements

During the 2023 Hangzhou Summit in Hangzhou, China, government officials unveiled a new data exchange powered by blockchain technology, reports Cointelegraph. Over 300 enterprises, including Alibaba Cloud and Huawei, participated in the exchange’s debut. According to local news reports, the new Hangzhou Data Exchange will facilitate the trading of enterprise information technology data using distributed […]

Mastercard explores CBDCs, trust and the evolution of money

Categories
Announcements

Central banks have been exploring ways to issue their own digital currencies for years, writes Mastercard. Yet their efforts haven’t captured the public’s attention — for better or, more recently, for worse — like cryptocurrencies have. But central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs — essentially a digital version of fiat currency backed by a government […]