SENATOR FOR ECONOMICS AS OUR OPENING SPEAKER
Michael Westhagemann, Senator for Economics, Transport & Innovation of the City of Hamburg is joining the BLOCKCHANCE EUROPE 2021 conference as opening speaker. 'In Hamburg, we want to create the best conditions for new innovations and technologies. This applies...
Blockchain-Based Democracy: How Real Is It Now?
Blockchain was hailed as the key that opened the gateway into the digital age. The consensus algorithms powering the technology were seen as the “perfect” mechanisms for solving the issue of trust, or rather the lack thereof, which had been underpinning societal...
Why Industries Should Prepare For Mass Blockchain Adoption
Blockchain technology is constantly evolving. It has new opportunities to facilitate the storage and transmission of data, as well as to increase its security level. It allows improving a number of technical tools of high-tech gadgets without increasing the cost of...
Corporate Governance and National Elections on Blockchain
The Internet and social media have enabled unprecedented networking of the world. Contact across thousands of miles, polling thousands of followers, interacting in communities large and small - all of this is possible in near real time with just a few...
Reinventing The Communication Puzzle In The Crypto Space
I believe one of the main reasons there have been thousands of failed blockchain projects over the last few years is the inability to build a rapport with a project’s audience in terms of agenda updates, road maps and community concerns. Furthermore, communication is...
Why Community-Building Comes First When Entering The Blockchain Market
We have seen the rise and fall of thousands of blockchain projects over the last couple of years. Some have prospered and gained traction and support to prove the viability of their product offering for a considerable period of time. For others, not short enough it...
Merry Christmas and the Very Best For 2021
Even though the bitcoin reached new spheres, 2020 has been a tough year for everyone. We want to say thank you for the support during this time. Many countries are facing a second lockdown and still it is a time of uncertainty for many businesses. If there is one...
Governance of Blockchain
Blockchain is seen by many as a beacon of hope for a new age of transparency. The technology enables decentralized solutions to various problems and will thus break up encrusted governance models. But a system that is supposed to create trust and transparency must...
BLOCKCHANCE Online LIVE #3 : Evolution of Democracy: E-Voting & Governance
Fake news spreading during the COVID-19 pandemic, contradictory statements on the US presidential elections or postponed party conventions. In the battlegrounds of today’s public opinion debates, misinformation, and distrust tend to become one of the biggest threats...
What is Blockchain? An Overview About the Use Cases of a Revolutionary Technology
Blockchain technologies have emerged in our decade as a new forefront for the technological revolution. There are hundreds of use cases for blockchain technologies, but before jumping into them let’s understand what exactly IS blockchain. A Simple Explanation...
UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030, a Global Mission for Humanity and Emerging Technologies
The findings of BLOCKCHANCE Online LIVE #2 An analysis of why Blockchain, AI and other emerging technologies will help to fulfill the SDGs and why we call the SDGs the first-ever global moonshot! A Vision for the future of the world we are living in. The United...
BLOCKCHANCE EUROPE 2021 – WITH A NEW DATE
Germany’s leading conference on Blockchain, AI and Sustainability technology will now take place on July 7-9, 2021. Same content, same venue, same spirit but in beautiful midsummer Hamburg. Due to the impact of the Corona Virus and various states of lockdown imposed...
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PayPal Enters the World of the Cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin [BTC] Price Rises on Annual Record of $13,000
In the future PayPal will process also payments in crypto currencies. Paypal has 346 million users and 26 million merchants. The company will thus promote the worldwide acceptance of virtual currencies and make them accessible to the mainstream. 346 million users and...
Bloxxter just launched its platform for tokenized real estate
Bloxxter brings the blockchain revolution to real estate. With a value of EUR 100 million the Hamburg based start-up has the largest portfolio ever tokenized in Europe. Access to premium real estate for everyone Our friend and sponsor of BLOCKCHANCE EUROPE 2021...
BLOCKCHANCE Online LIVE #2 – The Beginning of a new Era
How to hack the planet? Can blockchain technology be helpful to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals by solving the biggest problems of our times? BLOCKCHANCE Online Live will answer the question: with Marc Buckley, United Nations SDG Advocate and WEF member,...
Who Owns Your Data? And How Do We Gain Back Control?
“Data is already the new gold of the data economy - so why do we give our data away for free?” That was one of the main questions our host Sönke Mißfeld discussed with Ragnar Kruse, Founder of AI for Hamburg and AI Invest, Manan Patel, blockchain and cryptocurrencies...
Twitter CEO led company Square bought 4,709 BTC for $50 million – Bitcoin reaches the mainstream
Square is making another big bet on bitcoin. The financial services company, which is led by Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, announced Thursday that it bought 4,709 bitcoins at the price of $50 million. After Square announced the investment, the price of one...
Summary of the New EU’s Crypto-Asset and Blockchain Legislative Proposal
A few weeks ago, a draft of the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on Markets in Crypto-assets was leaked. As I heard from one of its authors that the actual final draft would differ from the leaked document, I held off publishing my...
John McAfee is speaking at the BLOCKCHANCE EUROPE 2021
The legendary Mr. David John McAfee is speaking at the upcoming BLOCKCHANCE EUROPE 2021 conference in July 2021 in Hamburg/Germany Mr. David John McAfee John is an English-American computer programmer and businessman. He founded McAfee Antivirus, the world-wide...
BLOCKCHANCE Online LIVE will start soon
BLOCKCHANCE Online LIVE is a online broadcasted talk show strives to build bridges, spawn new collaborations and manifest trust across multiple branches, industries and organizations by debating about the new era of blockchain technology. BLOCKCHANCE Online LIVE...
Virtual securities surprise in Germany
Virtual securities surprise: A draft bill of the Federal Ministry of Finance and Justice caused a lot of excitement and euphoria this week. Frankfurt am Main According to the new law, it should be possible in future to issue securities without having to physically...
The European Central Bank (ECB) supports the initiative of several European financial institutions to launch a new single payment system in Europe.
The 16 institutions from Germany, France and other EU countries are pushing to create such a pan-European system for payments at the cash register and on the internet, the ECB said on Thursday. The so-called "European Payment Initiative" should encompass all euro...
Globalisation, Techphobia and the World Order
A shift from a global village of relatively deeply integrated communities to a form of “gated globalisation” based on political and economic familiarity appears inevitable. The digitisation of the global economy will only accelerate this process and, perhaps,...
Daimler recently entered into a cooperation with the Blockchain company Ocean Protocol.
Ocean Protocol has successfully completed a pilot project for the Stuttgart-based car manufacturer Daimler. The focus of the cooperation, Ocean Protocol continued, was to test a decentralized data management for Daimler. All components of Ocean Protocol were used in...
Binance Debit Card – Shop anywhere with Bitcoins
The world's largest crypto currency exchange, Binance, will soon be launching its own debit card, the Binance Card, with which you can shop anywhere with your Bitcoins. No longer will you need to sell your crypto to pay bills. With the Binance Card, you can keep...
Block.one invests more than $150M into its EOS-Blockchain Social Media an Universal Basic Income Platform called Voice
Blockchain startup Block.one announced it has invested $150 million into its EOS-blockchain-powered social media network Voice. Rumors are that it is not only a decentralized version of Facebook, Twitter and Co. but also a platform to distribute universal basic income...
THE BLACK SWAN 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is the “black swan of 2020”, leading financial markets into a level of decline not seen since the 1987 recession. According to the United Nations, Covid-19 has cost the global economy $50 billion in just exports in February alone. A recent...
Vladimir Putin wants to make his next election unforgeable through Blockchain technology
Vladimir Putin wants to make his next election unforgeable through Blockchain technology Russia's President Vladimir Putin wants to change the constitution in order to remain in power. Voters can even cast their votes electronically using Blockchain technology. the...
5 Things You Need to Know About Cryptocurrency Trading Bots
Trading cryptocurrencies is a tricky affair. As opposed to the stock market, cryptocurrency markets don't close, presenting a perpetually stressful situation for both newbie traders and experienced investors alike. When you take into account how cryptocurrency markets...
NEW MONEY PRINTING AND NEGATIVE RATES CAN PUSH BITCOIN FURTHER UP
The coronavirus has kept the global economy immobile for quite some time. People are out of work, economic activities were halted, and businesses were forced to shut down. The Federal Reserve has pushed to provide more new money for the people and businesses in the...