European Central Bank to discuss bitcoin and blockchain with youth
The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) will be answering questions about cryptocurrencies (bitcoin) and blockchain via a series of videos
Mario Draghi, the...
Blockchains, trust and power: Governance models of the future
Sari Stenfors, PhD from the ReCon Blockchain Research Project at Aalto University looks at how distributed and open technologies transform our interactions
In a forward-looking...
Japan suffers biggest cryptocurrency heist
Japan is clamping down on cryptocurrency exchanges after suffering one of the biggest cyber attacks
The Financial Service Agency (FSA) has said that they will...
Leading Portugal’s blockchain revolution
In a special interview with Open Access Government, Justin Wu from Etherify sheds light on the firm’s role as a leader in Portugal’s exciting...
Disruptive innovation: How distributed ledger technologies are about to change society
European Commissioner for Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip shares his thoughts on how digitisation is changing both people and society, including disruptive technologies such...
Geneva cryptocurrency conference will discuss all the details of investing in ICO
February 21, 2018, for the first time, Switzerland (Geneva) will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland. The event is dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrencies,...
deVere Group to launch cryptocurrency app due to soaring global demand
A cryptocurrency app is to be launched by one of the world’s largest independent financial services organisations due to “soaring global demand”
deVere Crypto, the...
France introduces strict cryptocurrency regulations to fight tax evasion
French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire wants a new legal framework for cryptocurrency regulations to overcome tax evasion and terrorist funding
The finance minister has...
2018 outlook: Marginal gains and long shots in procurement and accounts payables
Sam Mazloum, Director of Public Sector at Mastercard shares an expert perspective on what the public sector should look out for in 2018 in...
Value of bitcoin drops more than 50% after its worst two days in years
The value of bitcoin has fallen by more than 50% in the space of just a month after its worst two-day performance in 3...
Public, private, or a mix? How to best finance infrastructure
The UK must improve the way it decides between infrastructure finance options if it wants to pick the best value finance options, argues Graham...
Polish Government develops national cryptocurrency called dPLN
The Polish government hopes to revolutionise payments and the banking system by developing national cryptocurrency
The Polish Blockchain Technology Accelerator (PATB) has revealed that one...
Distributed ledger Blockchain technology for the financial services industry
We interviewed R3’s Chase Gordon to learn about cutting-edge distributed ledger technology for businesses in the financial services industry today
R3 builds cutting-edge distributed ledger...
The Second Payment Services Directive: a game-changing regulation
What challenges and opportunities could the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) provide?
The Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) requires banks to open their payments infrastructure...
Swiss government announces launch of blockchain taskforce
The Swiss government has created a blockchain taskforce to begin regulatory framework on startups and initial coin offerings
Switzerland, blockchain’s spiritual home
The Crypto Valley Association’s Tom Lyons argues that along with its competitive advantages, decentralised culture and democratic tradition have made Switzerland an epicentre of...
Secure Cloudlink wins UBS future of finance 2017 challenge
Secure Cloudlink's new and unique approach to digital security wins UBS future of finance 2017 challenge
In the annual competition, which seeks out innovations and ideas...
€5m in prizes for social innovators using Blockchains to develop decentralised solutions
€5 million in prizes will be awarded to innovators that use Blockchain technology for social good
The European Commission has launched a new Horizon 2020...
UK’s Industrial Strategy falls way below expectation
Nigel Wilcock from the Institute of Economic Development provides his opinion on the UK’s Industrial Strategy in terms of the future economy of Britain
If...
Banks to address the need for better communication with customers
Banks to rethink communication with customers in light of upcoming PSD2
The Second Payment Services Directive, coming into effect on 13 January 2018, will enable...
