Markus Kasanmascheff

Next spring the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Munich and Upper Bavaria, in cooperation with the Digital Ministry, will issue blockchain-based training certificates.

Many big German companies see major potential in blockchain technology, according to a new survey by IT industry association Bitkom.

The Swiss financial watchdog FINMA has reportedly advised the country’s financial institutions to set crypto asset risk coverage at 800 percent of their value.

According to a report by business magazine WirtschaftsWoche, investors in German ICOs have lost up to 90 percent of their capital.

The co-founder of Ethereum, Joseph Lubin, called Berlin the most important city in the blockchain cosmos.

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab found that around 21,000 ETH has been stolen through online scams over the past year.

The EU Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive has come into force, setting new rules for European financial watchdogs to monitor cryptocurrencies

The German Federal Ministry of Finance thinks issuing a central bank digital currency has too many unforeseen risks to justify its implementation.

Austria's Financial Market Authority has introduced proposals for the strict regulation of cryptocurrencies and ICOs.

A report from PwC states the volume of ICOs so far in 2018 is twice that of the entire year last year

A study on financial crime in Switzerland published by the auditing firm KPMG in part analyzes money laundering in crypto and provides tips for countermeasures.

Economic researchers at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy report that central bank digital currencies could provide stability, but they are different from crypto, which is too volatile.

According to Capgemini's World Wealth Report 2018, almost two thirds of surveyed millionaires are interested in investing in cryptocurrencies.

A study published by major management consultancy firm Bain & Company predicts a revolution in transaction banking via blockchain technology.

President of the German financial regulator BaFin said that they will prioritize systemic risks with crypto regulation, not individual investors

Swiss bank Hypothekarbank Lenzburg is the first bank in the country to provide blockchain and crypto companies with business accounts.

Venture capitalist and Bitcoin enthusiast Tim Draper said that blockchain could enable people to more easily emigrate away inefficient governments.

German Consulting Firm Camelot has developed a Blockchain-based solution for ‘secure’ and ‘efficient’ management of patient data.

The Principality of Liechtenstein will present a bill on far-reaching regulation on Blockchain technology this summer.

The German National Tourist Board now accepts Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a form of payment.

Bitfinex, the major crypto exchange operating out of the British Virgin Islands, plans to move to Zug, Switzerland.

Zurich-based insurance and brokerage consortium has founded the B3i Service AG to develop a Blockchain trading platform for the insurance industry.

Fintech incubators FinLab AG and Block.one form joint venture with $100 mln funding for projects that put EOS.IO into practice.

Vienna University of Technology and Austrian crypto exchange Bitpanda to launch multi-blockchain token system "Pantos".

German Blockchain-based payment service Bitwala is launching a banking service with debit cards.

Porsche is teaming up with Berlin-based startup XAIN to improve locking capabilities, autonomous driving, and business practices with the help of Blockchain technology.