Digital ownership and decentralisation will flip the current paradigm of the internet from accumulating value in tech monopolies to distributing value to users. This firm belief fuels all activities of w3.fund, a Berlin-based first-time fund started by serial...
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Doing good with NFTs: Digital Art Exhibition raises €270,000 for Cure Parkinson’s Clinical Trials
Doing good with NFTs: Digital Art Exhibition raises €270,000 for Cure Parkinson’s Clinical Trials Who said NFTs are just vanity items for early web3 adopters? In January, Cure3 2023, a prestigious arts fundraiser for Cure Parkinson’s Trust that was held at Bonhams in...
How do we arrive at a token economy for Europe?
In his new article for BeInCrypto, EBA Senior Policy Fellow, Erwin Voloder discusses the what, how and why of tokenisation. What does tokenisation mean in practice? And why does it matter? Besides explaining the basics like different types of tokens and tokenisation...
Transforming the textile industry with blockchain technology – a conversation with Anton Schuman, Gherzi
On February 6, 2023, Dr. Michael Gebert, Chairman of the European Blockchain Association and Anton Schumann, CEO and Partner Gherzi Germany, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. Going forward, both organisations will work together to bring innovative technologies and...
Connecting the old economy with the new – EBA signs MoC with GHERZI
It is with great pleasure that today we announce the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Gherzi Germany Driven by an engineering mindset, Gherzi is the leader in the strategic development and expansion of companies in the textile industry working with...
Regulating staking-as-a-service: statement and call to action
Over the last week there have been pronounced moves to target the staking industry in the United States. But moves to ban retail staking for retail users could have several profound consequences - from friction and centralisation risks, that threaten financial...
Shaping CBDCs for consumers and businesses – a panel discussion
A blogpost by Erwin Voloder, Senior Policy Fellow, EBA I’m excited to represent the European Blockchain Association for the second year in a row at the European Blockchain Convention in Barcelona on February 16-17. This time, to discuss how to shape CBDCs for...
Legislators are turning their gaze to DeFi
A blogpost by Erwin Voloder With innovation unrelenting, and regulation picking up pace, it’s imperative that the private and public sectors keep the dialogue channels open, share information and also discuss roadblocks as they spring up. The European Blockchain...
Introducing Dr. Clara Guerra, new EBA Co-Chair
The European Blockchain Association is thrilled to announce a new member to its board. Dr. Clara Guerra will work closely with Chairman Dr. Michael Gebert and Co-Chair Michael Reuter. We talked to her about her many projects and interests, her ideas on how to drive...