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Retail Banks in Poland Launch BIK’s Blockchain-Based Client Data Tool

Polish Credit Bureau launched commercial use of its blockchain-based customer data platform for retail banks. Blockchain’s varied applications are becoming more useful for global banking institutions with each passing day. Yesterday, Polish retail banks rolled out a blockchain-based customer data platform developed by the Polish Credit Bureau, also known as Biuro Informacji Kredytowej, or BIK.…
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New Blockchain Solution to Fight COVID-19 Complies With EU Data Privacy Regs

An Internet of Things blockchain specialist and a healthcare data firm have teamed up to create a solution for fighting the pandemic that complies with European data privacy laws. An Internet of Things (IoT) blockchain specialist and a healthcare data firm have teamed up to devise a solution for fighting the pandemic that complies with…
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French Financial Regulator Responds to EU’s Crypto Consultation

As the European Commission finished its crypto consultation in March, France’s major financial regulator expressed its stance on the matter. As the European Commission finished its public consultation on cryptocurrency assets in March, France’s major financial regulator stepped in to express its stance on the matter. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the stock market…
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Dutch Brokerage Platform Launches Crypto Trading Across Europe

Dutch retail brokerage platform BUX has launched cryptocurrency trading in 25 different European countries. In response to the growing demand for cryptocurrency trading, Dutch retail brokerage platform BUX launched its commission-free cryptocurrency trading platform BUX Crypto. In a statement published April 8, the company announced that BUX Crypto is now available across 25 European countries.…
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EU Highlights Blockchain Benefits in Digitization Write-Up

EU agency Eurofound laid out several benefits of blockchain in its recent report on digitization. The European Union, or EU, mentioned blockchain technology as part of social services digitization efforts to keep Europe up to speed with the changing times.  “As in the case of the services sector, the use of blockchain technology is in…
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Blockchain Digital ID — Putting People in Control of Their Data

Experts weigh in on how blockchain ID can restore self-sovereign identity both online and in the physical world. Although some people in life do an extremely convincing job of indicating otherwise, all humans have an identity. This identity comes in many forms, and as modern life has progressed, the ways in which people can identify…
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STO Platform’s Registration with Traditional Bank Helps Move Security Tokens Forward

STO platform Blockpulse has secured registration with the ACPR Bank of France. Security token offering (STO) platform, Blockpulse, has obtained registration with the ACPR Bank of France. Blockpulse “registered at ACPR Banque de France with its partner, Lemonway, the leading European digital payment solution for investment platforms,” Blockpulse COO Marien Irzykiewicz told Cointelegraph. The company…
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European Financial Institutions to Launch Blockchain Investment Platform

Major European financial institutions have jointly launched a blockchain-based platform for the investment fund industry. Major European financial institutions are jointly launching a blockchain-based platform for the investment fund industry. The system was initially incubated by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and its affiliate Fundsquare, which, alongside Clearstream, Credit Suisse Asset Management and Natixis Investment Managers,…
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Marc Taverner Speaks on His New Role as European Blockchain Director

Cointelegraph spoke to the newly appointed executive director of the European Commission’s international DLT association regarding his new role and the blockchain landscape in Europe. The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA), a distributed ledger technology initiative established by the European Commission (EC) last year, has appointed former Bitfury Group global ambassador Marc Taverner…
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UK Adds Further Regulation to Already-Strict 5AMLD Guidelines

A director of one of the U.K.’s regulating bodies described new crypto Anti-Money Laundering overwatch added to the EU’s already stringent 5AMLD expectations. To combat the alleged risks associated with crypto assets and their networks, Her Majesty’s Treasury, the United Kingdom’s finance and economics department, has added additional measures. The new Money Laundering Regulations, or…
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