VanEck, a 69-year-old asset manager with a history of bringing newfangled investments to customers, has high hopes for the role crypto will play in its European division.
Bank of Spain selects partners for CBDC testing
Cecabank, Abanca and Adhara Blockchain have been chosen from the 24 applications received over the past year.
ATHDAOx: Building the future of Web3 in physical-digital with DAOs
The DAO-centric event took place in Athens, Greece over two days and focused on everything from governance and legal issues to community building and security.
CZ must stay, Do Kwon to be extradited: Law Decoded
A Seattle district court ruled out CZ’s departure to the UAE, and the Montenegrin justice minister plans to grant the United States request for Do Kwon’s extradition.
French startup Mistral AI closes $415M funding round
The French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI closed a funding round worth around $415 million as it strives to be the EU’s rival to OpenAI and accelerates the EU AI race.
Blockchain is fueling this emerging tech hub in Portugal: Madeira Blockchain 2023
The Madeira Blockchain Conference 2023 showcased startups exploring blockchain solutions for real-world problems across different industries.
EU officials reach 'historic' AI regulation deal
The agreement mandates models like ChatGPT and general AI to follow transparency rules before market entry.
Robinhood launches crypto trading services in Europe
All eligible customers in the EU region can access Robinhood for crypto trading services, with over 25 cryptocurrencies available for trade.
France’s 3rd-largest bank, Société Générale, launches euro-pegged stablecoin
The euro-pegged stablecoin will be the first of its kind in the region and will be available to the bank’s customer base for trading use.
How generative AI allows one architect to reimagine ancient cities
Cointelegraph spoke with architect and designer Tina Marinaki about her work using generative AI and text-to-image prompts to reimagine the ancient Athenian cityscape.
Crypto payment firm Alchemy Pay adds SEPA deposits in Europe
Alchemy Pay has introduced new deposit options, including the Euro Instant solution, SEPA Instant, and the U.K. fast money transfer option, Faster Payments.
Amnesty International head says AI innovation vs. regulation is ‘false dichotomy’
Amnesty’s secretary-general said the EU has a chance to lead with new AI regulations and member states shouldn’t “undermine” the forthcoming AI Act.
IBM brings ‘utility-scale’ quantum computing to Japan as China and Europe struggle to compete
Experts predict the global quantum computing sector will have grown from about $930 million in 2023 to $6.5 billion by 2030, but some global markets may be better poised for growth than others.
Bitcoin critic, ECB chief Lagarde says her son ‘ignored’ her, lost money on crypto: Report
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde reportedly said her son ignored warnings against crypto investments and lost “about 60%” of his money.
European regulator: CASPs should work on protocol interoperability, self-hosted wallets
The European Banking Authority wants to update existing anti-money laundering rules and combat the financing of terrorism for crypto providers.
Do Kwon extradition approved by Montenegro court
Montenegro’s Minister of Justice will make the final decision on Do Kwon’s extradition to either South Korea or the United States.
EU tech coalition warns of over-regulating AI before EU AI Act finalization
A group of 33 businesses and tech companies have signed a joint letter to EU regulators urging them not to over-regulate emerging AI technologies at the cost of innovation.
Italian regulators investigate online AI data scraping
The Italian Data Protection Authority has launched a “fact-finding” probe into the security practices of public and private websites to prevent AI data scraping.
Belgium seeks to reboot EU blockchain infrastructure project
The country’s government plans to accelerate the development of a European blockchain infrastructure during its presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Can blockchain supply the guardrails to keep AI on course?
Some believe that hybrid blockchains with both private and public aspects can solve AI’s black-box problem.