Yup, we’ve all heard the news. It’s been a rough week for Bitcoin – or so it seems. Bitcoin’s price has fallen drastically in the last few days. It has

“Privacy is a fundamental human right, and not a privilege”It is not a surprise: social media is not private. We are not in control of our data online. Although being

Yeah, you’ve heard it all before. Nobody knows who created Bitcoin. Was it one person? was it a group of people? Was he from Japan? Europe? America? Nobody knows, and

The internet is an evolving technology. The technology we effortlessly use today is the result of decades of work and investigation by thousands of people from all over the world.

Privacy might be the biggest issue when it comes to the current structure of the internet. Web 2.0 is built around big centralized companies, such as Google, Facebook and Amazon,

We’ve all heard of NFTs. We’ve seen the headlines about how many thousands of dollars are being paid for digital pieces of art that are, on the surface, no different

Takeaways - Blockstart 3rd Demo Day On February 24, the top 6 startups from BlockStart’s 3rd acceleration program presented their MVPs and the pilots they’ve implemented in SMEs. More than

From Blockchain to Web3 – BlockStart Startups 3rd Demo Day  I am sure you sometimes wonder: what is being built with blockchain technology?You now have the chance to learn firsthand

CBDCs Are Necessary To Protect Public Money From Private Payments  The 6th European Blockchain Convention featured an informative discussion about why Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are required to preserve

Consumer Interest Is Driving Blockchain Developments In Supply Chains  The 6th European Blockchain Convention featured an insightful conversation about how blockchain can support sustainable supply chains. The panel composed by

Paradigm Shift: Financial Instruments and Commodities Meet DLT During the European Blockchain Convention, executives from the financial services and the commodities industry met to discuss their vision of the new

Gaming in the Metaverse is the Next Big Thing  During the panel "Gaming in the Metaverse” at 6th European Blockchain Convention, Rudy Koch, Co-founder at Mythical Games, Sebastien Borget, Co-founder

In DeFi Everyone Can Access Funds and Invest  During the keynote on "How Crypto is Redefining Finance" by Jeff Mei, Director of Global Strategy at Huobi Global, Jeff highlighted that

Health Data on Blockchain Will Benefit Patients, Doctors and Manufacturers “Blockchain is a team sport, especially in the healthcare system” said Daniel Laverick, VP of Digital and Data Solutions at

Financial Institutions To Bring Better Business Models With DLT  The 6th European Blockchain Convection saw an insightful discussion on DLT and the future of financial institutions. After a few years

Tokenization of Everything is a Matter of Time  At 6th European Blockchain Convention's session on tokenization, Monica Singer, South Africa Lead at ConsenSys, initiated the panel discussion saying, "Anything that

All Corporates Should Hold Bitcoin On Their Balance Sheet During a keynote address on “Bitcoin for Corporations” at European Blockchain Convention, Dr. Saifedean Ammous, author of “The Fiat Standard” and

Algorand Foundation CEO Implements Decentralized Governance to Create Ethical Leadership When it comes to general blockchain adoption, community engagement is a key strategy for Algorand Foundation. Sean Lee, CEO of

Legacy Banking Embraces Digital Assets and Crypto Custody Over 200 years old, Groupe Caisse des Dépôts is the premier state-run bank of France, and it is not what one typically

DeFi relies on Creating Wallet Infrastructure and Secure Access At a panel discussion hosted by the European Blockchain Convention (EBC), four enthusiastic speakers laid out what lies ahead in the

Crypto Exchanges Expect Mass Adoption and Increased Regulation  Crypto exchanges have changed the financial game for individual users, argued Jeff Mei, Director of Global Strategy at Huobi Global at the

DeFi Will Be Just Fi European Blockchain Convection hosted an exciting conversation featuring crypto market leaders who agreed that decentralized finance (DeFi) would ultimately become the future of finance. The

Regulation Is Necessary For Institutionalization Of Crypto Assets But Could Be Slowing The Space The sixth European Blockchain Convention kicked off on Monday with a discussion on what needs to

Crypto.com Making Giant Strides in the Industry Crypto.com is taking its marketing seriously as can be seen with the acquisition of the Staples Center naming rights. At the Fireside chat

The Future of Social Media is Decentralized Privacy is an important quality social media users are now conscious of and they are increasingly looking out for it in the applications

Fireblocks CEO predicts Digital Assets in all Retail Wallets and Regular Apps DeFi has had a massive impact on the ecosystem in the last 18 months with new protocols, open-sourcing,

European Blockchain Convention: Over 2.500 people are set to attend Europe’s most influential blockchain & crypto event in 2021 EBC to host a huge online event with 4 days of

Inside BlockStart Universe From the European Blockchain Convention we are honored to share our interview with João Fernandes, Coordinator of BlockStart and Investment Analyst at Bright Pixel, about his journey

The Unusual Attribute of Being Able to Transcend Enterprises The EBC team had an insightful exchange with PharmaLedger, a 36 month project that brings together 12 global pharmaceutical companies and

Driving Crypto Adoption in Europe to the Next Level The EBC team sat down last week with Mariana Gospodinova, General Manager of European Operations for Crypto.com to discuss how CeFi

Changing the Game with Self-Sovereign Identity The EBC team had an insightful conversation with Ivan Basart, CTO at Validated ID, on how Self-Sovereign Identity technology is the ultimate solution to

Establishing a Framework for European Digital Identity The EBC team spoke yesterday with Dr. Nacho Alamillo-Domingo, Chief Trust Officer at Alastria Blockchain Ecosystem, about the eIDAS 2 proposed regulation, establishing

Enhancing Trust and Transparency in Government The EBC team had a great conversation with Salvatore Provenzano, Vice President of Sales for Europe of Settlemint, about how governments are using blockchain

The Innovation We Will See in the Next 5 Years is Beyond Our Imagination From the European Blockchain Convention we are honored to share our interview with Monica Singer, ConsenSys

Accelerating Technology Disruption in the Automotive Market The increasing digitization around Covid-19 has demonstrated the importance of technology disruption in the automotive industry around two megatrends: integrated supply chain ecosystems

Verifiable Credentials for COVID-19 Data Management On April 13, during EBC2021 a group of experts discussed how blockchain and DLTs can help transfer and share data efficiently between governments and

Is Europe ready for the 'Blockchain, DLT & Crypto' Era? On April 14, during EBC2021 a group of panelists sat down to discuss tech policy, the awareness of blockchain potential

The Convergence of CeFi and DeFi On April 12, during the last edition of EBCVirtual, Mariana Gospodinova General Manager Europe at Crypto.com, took us through centralized and decentralized financial applications,

Where Do We Stand on Self-Sovereign Identity? On April 16, during EBC2021 a group of panelists highlighted the main advancements with self-sovereign identity (SSI) development. “Where Do We Stand on

Are you controlling your own private keys? On April 13 during the last edition of European Blockchain Convention, a group of experts sat down to discuss the most challenging vulnerabilities

Banks are Not “Crypto Assets Haters” On April 13, during the last edition of European Blockchain Convention, a group of experts sat down to discuss the impact DLT & Crypto

The German Parliament Has Passed the Bill for Electronic Securities The First Wave of Tokenization Is Here A group of experts sat down on April 14, 2021 during the 5th

What makes a blockchain startup successful? D’vorah Graeser, founder of KISSPlatform and a panel composed by distinguished investors discussed “What Makes a Blockchain Startup Successful” at the 4th #ebcTALKS. Mar

Thoughts on Ray Dalio’s comments on Bitcoin Victoria Gago, Co-Founder of European Blockchain Convention, shares her thoughts on Ray Dalio’s “What I Really Think of Bitcoin”. Feb 3, 2021 at

CBDC: Central Banks, from conceptual research to practical experimentation When it comes to cryptocurrencies, central banks continue to see these as niche products with no widespread use as a means

Blockchain-based Electric Vehicle receives 1m from Canadian government For the next three years, a pair of office buildings in downtown Toronto will be a testing ground for two unique technologies