Monthly Archives: November 2018

European Union Invites Major Banks to Join Blockchain Forum

CCN is expanding. Are you our next full-time journalist from the West Coast USA? Send us your CV and examples here. The EU is in the process of establishing a blockchain forum and has invited at least five major banks including BBVA and Santander. The purpose of the IATBA (International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications)…

European Parliament Plenary debate: VP Dombrovskis statement on on regulating virtual currencies and ICOs

Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Statement at the European Parliament Plenary debate on regulating virtual currencies and ICOs 13 November 2018, Strasbourg Madam Chair, Honourable members, There is continued excitement, and speculation, on Initial Coin Offerings and crypto-assets. To the proponents, they present a new paradigm for the internet and blockchain-based value transfer systems that can overcome…