Citi confirmed as platinum sponsor for Blockchain Ireland Week 2023

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Blockchain Ireland is delighted to announce financial giant Citi as platinum sponsor for Blockchain Ireland Week 2023. In recognition of the maturing technologies that have driven business and financial transformation, Blockchain Ireland Week will explore how blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have merged the increasing digitalisation of business and finance as the foundation for […]

Minister of State Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill meets Blockchain Ireland

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Blockchain Ireland was delighted to meet Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill for further discussions, having submitted its blockchain, crypto, and Web3 strategy to government in 2022. Blockchain Ireland was represented by chair, Dave Feenan, and co-founder Lory Kehoe. Focusing on making Ireland a friendly and welcoming place for […]

Ireland’s First Web3 Hackathon

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26th – 28th May 2023 | Dogpatch Labs, The CHQ Building, Dublin 1 ETH Ireland is hosting ETHDublin to engineer Ireland’s tech culture at Dogpatch Labs – Ireland’s number 1 startup hub. As the first of its kind on the emerald isle, this hackathon brings an international pool of Web3 developers together with Ireland’s domestic technical talent. This […]

Blockchain:Revolutionising Fashion in the Metaverse

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With Paula-Marie Kilgarriff – Fashion Retail Lecturer @ Technological University Dublin, Web3 and Metaverse Activation Strategist, and Paula Kelleher BlockW. When and where:Wed, 10 May 2023 17:30 – 19:30 IST The Little Museum of Dublin 15 Saint Stephen’s Green D02 Y066 Dublin 2 Get ready to step into a new dimension of fashion with the […]

European banks launch ‘sustainable’ blockchain platform for digital bonds

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Two banks from Sweden and France announced the launch of a new digital bond platform built on blockchain technology, reports Cointelegraph. The platform will enable institutional clients to issue, trade and settle bonds digitally, providing a more efficient and secure process than traditional methods. The platform is a joint project of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) […]

CBI updates investment limits for QIAIF exposure to digital assets

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The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published revised investment limits for qualifying investor alternative investment funds’ (QIAIF) exposure to digital assets. In a LinkedIn post, Catharine Dwyer, senior policy advisor, Markets Policy Division, CBI, highlighted the key points as: 1. up to 20% of NAV for open-ended QIAIFs, 2. up to 50% of NAV […]

ICS & BlockW Webinar on Smart Cities

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This BlockW /ICS webinar on Smart Cities will be presented by Dr Irina Tal, Assistant Professor at Dublin City University (DCU), and Moderated by Professor Joyce O’Connor, Founding Member and Chair of BlockW. The rapid urbanisation of the world’s population (e.g. 75% of the European Union – EU population lives in the cities) causes significant […]

Consider DLT use when judging money laundering risks, EBA advises supervisors

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European Union supervisors should consider whether crypto-style distributed ledger technology (DLT) is in use as a specific factor when judging money laundering risks, the European Banking Authority has suggested in published draft guidance, reports Coindesk. The guidance suggests banks and payment providers will be under pressure to enhance scrutiny of crypto companies when considering a […]

An overview of fake product detection using blockchain technology

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Cointelegraph has produced a comprehensive article on how blockchain and DLT is leveraged to detect fake products and components in various forms of production. Addressed under a number of headings, the article puts forward various arguments for why blockchain can provide the transparency that is “crucial in preventing the circulation of fake products.” Supply chain […]

Can blockchain help combat climate change?

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Blockchain’s transparency and traceability can aid sustainability and reduce carbon emissions for climate change, writes Cointelegraph. With rising temperatures, melting ice caps and more frequent and intense extreme weather events, the effects of climate change are becoming more and more obvious. There is an urgent need to prevent climate change, and numerous technologies and methods […]

It’s time for real-world assets to get real! Be part of the new frontier in business liquidity

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  This first event promises to be informative and engaging, future-facing and disruptive, with insights direct from the marketplace in real-world asset tokenisation. Come for expert knowledge sharing and networking in the blockchain #Startups and Web3 ecosystem. Guest speakers will share their diverse perspectives on crypto, Defi and real-world asset-backed lending. Moderated by: Fiona Delaney | […]