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Historic First Edition of INATBA Awards Honours Blockchain Excellence with Groundbreaking NFT Awards
Brussels, February 2, 2023 – The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) turned heads at the recent INATBA Awards Gala, taking place on January 31, 2023, in the heart of Brussels. It honoured the Top Contributors, Special Awards recipients, and Most Exciting Projects of 2023. INATBA made history by presenting the awards using cutting-edge Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs),…
Read MoreVote For The Most Exciting Projects 2023 – INATBA AWARDS
INATBA Awards look to acknowledge and celebrate projects across the globe that are making a positive impact using blockchain/distributed ledger technologies. The Award for the Most Exciting Project of 2023 will be awarded in five categories: DeFi, ReFi, Social Innovation, Education and Corporate Innovation. Members of INATBA can vote for the winner in each category.…
Read MoreThe Blockchain for the UN charter values and the SDGs action plan 100+ (BC100+) Initiative Press Release
BC100+ is a global initiative, under the High Patronage of H.E. Csaba Körösi, President of the 77th UN General Assembly, that aims to convene the blockchain ecosystem to the broader efforts of UN Agencies and global initiatives in support of the UN Charter values and the SDGs by mapping global Blockchain for Sustainability ecosystems. BC100+…
Read MoreINATBA Welcomes the Financial Stability Board Recommendations on GSC and Crypto-Asset Activities and Markets
The Financial Stability Board proposal covers all necessary risks found within crypto-asset activities that should be addressed at the moment, but additional risks and operations exist that do not threaten financial stability. Crypto-asset activities that fit the “Same Activities, Same Risks, Same Rules” principle should be held to the same regulatory standards, but operations that…
Read MoreINATBA Welcomes the General Approach Reached by the European Council on the Upcoming European Identity Framework and Wallet
Brussels, December 14th – The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) welcomes the European Councils’ agreement on a shared position on the proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 to establish a framework for a European Digital Identity (eIDAS). We are glad to see that the legislative process is moving forward now,…
Read MorePeer-to-Peer Energy Trading Task Force Report
Find the report download form at the bottom of this page The report tackles standardisation gaps around energy trading using distributed ledger technologies The Joint Task Force between the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) and the Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumption and Transactive Energy Models (GO-P2P), a Task of the User-Centred Energy…
Read MoreCHAISE Blockchain Skills Strategy to Position the EU at the Forefront of Blockchain Innovation & Uptake
The Sector Skills Alliance ‘CHAISE’ has released its European Blockchain Skills Strategy & Action Plan. This strategy is a key achievement of the CHAISE project, which has received funding under the Erasmus+ Programme to deliver Blockchain Skills for Europe, uphold the EU at the forefront of blockchain innovation and further increase the attractiveness of the…
Read MoreUnified Definition of Social Impact For the Blockchain Sector
Common definitions provide the sector with a basis for a joint understanding. To do so in 2022 the SISWG, in cooperation with members of the GAB of INATBA, reviewed different social impact definitions and derived a social impact definition for the blockchain sector. We believe that a common definition of social impact is crucial to…
Read MoreSocial Impact Model for Small and Medium-Size Blockchain Projects
The SISWG of INATBA has been working on addressing some of the challenges highlighted in the report Blockchain for Social Impact published in September 2021. One of the main challenges encountered and presented in the report was the difficulties experienced by small and medium-sized projects when trying to showcase the impact of their actions. Understanding…
Read MoreINATBA Launches A Metaverse Task Force
This initiative will address regulatory deficiencies in the Metaverse concerning privacy, custodianship, censorship, accessibility, and monopolisation. BRUSSELS, November 23, 2022 — The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) launching a joint Task Force focusing on the Metaverse Regulations The Metaverse is viewed as heralding a new age in the web experience, combining standard internet…
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