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Researchers Say Ransomware Attacks on the Rise As More People Work From Home
29.6.2020
Proofpoint research shows that phishing-based ransomware attacks are on the rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic
SIA and Quant Network Successfully Test Blockchain Interoperability
28.6.2020
European payments platform SIA partners with Quant Network to establish blockchain interoperability solutions for financial institutions
Germany’s Neufund Shuts Down Security Token Platform, Saying BaFin Failed to Act
22.6.2020
Citing regulatory concerns, Berlin-based security token startup Neufund has announced plans to freeze its fundraising campaigns and sideline future tokenized equity offerings
Blockchain-Based Wireless IoT Network Helium Expands to Europe
19.6.2020
Peer-to-peer crypto-powered wireless network Helium announced its expansion to Europe after launching in North America
KuCoin Targets Latin America and Eastern Europe With New Fiat On-Ramps
13.6.2020
KuCoin has launched credit card support for 17 new fiat currencies, with the exchange expanding its services to Latin American and Eastern European customers
80% of US and European Institutional Investors Find Cryptocurrency Appealing: Survey
11.6.2020
A new survey of about 800 institutional investors in the U.S. and Europe shows strong cryptocurrency adoption, particularly bitcoin. About 80% of institutions said they find cryptocurrency appealing, and 60% believe cryptocurrencies have a place in their portfolios. Crypto Appeals to 80%...
‘Stack Sats’ Bitcoin Figure Tells Europe as ECB Prepares $1.5T Bailout
4.6.2020
As the European Central Bank doubles its emergency asset purchase program, Bitcoin seems an ever stronger fiat opt-out
Vodafone Enlists Blockchain Nonprofit for Tracking Renewable Energy Use in Europe
3.6.2020
Vodafone and Energy Web are using SIM cards and blockchain to build more nimble renewable power grids
Bitcoin Hashrate Bounces Back- 2x the Mining Pools, Farm Diversification, 100 Exahash
30.5.2020
Around 18 days ago, the Bitcoin protocol experienced it’s third block reward halving and the network saw a 33% hashrate loss. Since then, however, bitcoin miners have increased in both number and hashpower, as the network has seen a 15-20 exahash per second (EH/s) increase. Moreover, on...
Blockchain Battery Grids Are Powering Up at Lightning Speed
29.5.2020
Equigy, a blockchain platform for managing batteries connected to the electric grid, is expanding its operations in the European Union
Join the Leading Forum on Mining & Exploration in Europe!
28.5.2020
Europe’s Mining in Critical Times and Beyond At the time of unprecedented concerns about the future, let us remind ourselves that the mining industry serves the fundamental needs of our society by providing materials for building hospitals, schools, roads, power systems, machines, communications...
Ontology Partners With German Startup to Accelerate Supply Chain Identity Solutions
23.5.2020
The blockchain firms are hoping to forge greater collaboration between DLT platforms based in the East and West
Albania Approves Europe’s Most Comprehensive Crypto Law Yet
21.5.2020
The new law aims to regulate all the transactions made with digital tokens and virtual currencies in the country
‘Dismantle the Euro to Save Europe’ Feat. Tuomas Malinen
21.5.2020
The coronavirus pandemic is putting more pressure than ever before on the already structurally weakened European economic and political landscape
EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency
19.5.2020
A number of supercomputers programmed to search for a vaccine for the coronavirus were remotely hijacked last week using stolen credentials
Austrian Bank Raiffeisen Works on National Digital Currency Pilot
18.5.2020
Raiffeisen Bank International is extending collaboration with Polish-British fintech Billon for a new form of blockchain-based national currency tokenization
From Cash to Crypto: COVID-19 Is Changing the Way the World Sees Money
18.5.2020
Emerging technologies such as blockchain are driving the world to digitized finances in an effort to fight the coronavirus pandemic
Europe Heats Up Competition in Bitcoin Mining, Layer1 Plans Bold Move in US
15.5.2020
As China’s dominance in Bitcoin (BTC) mining has already decreased this year, Europeans are taking even more steps to become more attractive to crypto miners. At the same time, BTC miners in the US also have ambitious plans.
While Ukraine plans to offset the financial chaos of the coronavirus...
FATF’s Deadline for Travel Rule Is a Bit of a Myth, Says Siân Jones
12.5.2020
As FATF’s purported deadline for the travel rule is just a few weeks away, crypto regulation expert Siân Jones argues that its adoption could take years
Main Barrier to CBDC Is Philosophy, Not Tech, Says European Central Bank Rep
11.5.2020
ECB executive board, Yves Mersch, believes that the main impediment for CBDC is philosophical rather than technological