Announcements

CHAISE invites Blockchain stakeholders from across Europe to acknowledge the identified emerging occupational profiles in the Blockchain field and to contribute to the advancement of the project’s objectives to reinforce education in digital competences by signing a Statement of Support. By recognizing the results, stakeholders will contribute to providing clearer description of the different blockchain roles and possible educational approach, thus contributing to a joint effort to fulfil the growing needs of the blockchain sector. Sign here!

A brand new paper prepared by Mariana de la Roche (IOTA& INATBA) and Asa Dahlborn (IOTA) with comments of Mar Meneses (Co-Chair of INATBA Education Working Group) and the support of members of the Education Working Group of INATBA, the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum and Blockchain Bundesverband, has just been published, providing a thorough overview of the most popular misconceptions regarding blockchain technology. Addressing misconceptions in the blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) space is vital to achieve global scalability, allowing consumers and users to have informed

TrustChain applications are open! €1.989.000 will be distributed in the Open Call #1 among up to 17 projects along with free coaching and access to infrastructure TrustChain project started in January 2023 to address the inherent challenges within the current centralised Internet architecture that is not transparent to the user, does not protect the privacy-by -default and does not scale well through 5 Open Calls and an overall budget of €8,775M. Trustworthy online platforms that preserve user’s data privacy and provide strong data governance frameworks are the focus of this TrustChain Open

Welcome to the EUBOF & EBSI-VECTOR Joint Conference, Ljubljana, from 6-7 October 2023. The conference is organized in the framework of the European Blockchain Week (ebcw.eu), by the Digital Innovation Hub Blockchain for Trusted Data Ecosystems, the Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport, Slovenia, Technology Park Ljubljana and the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum. Following recent developments in the field of blockchain/DLT, we are focusing this year on very interconnected topics. First, the regulatory framework taking into account MiCA, DLT Pilot Regime, challenges from the Data Act

Title: Bringing clarity to the DeFi sector: A cross-sector proposal for a unified DeFi definition Authors: Mariana de la Roche W. and Dr. Mirko Zichichi, IOTA Foundation The rapid growth of the Web3 industry has brought forth DeFi, a transformative financial ecosystem that operates without intermediaries. However, the lack of a clear definition has posed challenges for regulators and industry participants. The report's foundation lies in an extensive literature review, analyzing DeFi-related papers and reports, including publications from DG FISMA, EUBOF, EBA, BIS, and ACPR. Additionally, we

The Blockchain Competence Center (BCCM) at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, will host the 7th Blockchain Autumn School (BAS2023) from September 11-15, 2023. Participation in the entire event is free of charge and will take place online & web-based via Zoom. Registrations can be made now at the following link: https://forms.gle/ugvjg4bNL11cNtMz8 Blockchain technology is on everyone’s lips, with unabated scientific, commercial and industrial interest. However, the design and implementation of Blockchain systems require expertise in several areas. This is where BAS2023 comes in: The