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In the World of Blockchain, Policy Exists in a (Old) Vacuum

How blockchain’s breakneck innovation evolves against control By INATBA Executive Director, Marc Taverner If you attended any blockchain or crypto conference in 2016/2017, you’ll be familiar with this statement, which echoed endlessly across nearly every panel: “Blockchain/bitcoin/ethereum/crypto/ICOs/smart contracts/digital identity need the same regulatory approach the government had to the internet – so true innovation can…

INATBA Welcomes New Members

INATBA is proud to welcome ten leaders in the blockchain ecosystem as new members over the past few months. Below, find some background on each of our valued members. From decentralised exchanges to law firms, we encourage you to learn more about the great work they are doing in the industry. Nyctale: Nyctale works to…

INATBA Real Estate Working Group Launches Land Registries Survey

INATBA’s Land Registry Sub-Working group is assessing the state of understanding of blockchain technology by land registry officials in the European Union. Your responses will help us understand your perceptions of blockchain adoption and its eventual implementation. The survey objective is to gain an understanding of land registry officials’ blockchain technology awareness, map and analyse…

INATBA Task Force’s Work on MiCA Regulation Featured in Industry Media

INATBA’s newly published report, “Blockchain Eocsystem’s Response to MiCA Regulation Proposal,” has been featured in three industry publications. Following its initial response to MiCA six months earlier at the legislation’s announcement, INATBA’s engagement with the proposal has been multi-faceted, including bilateral discussions with MEPs and launch of an internal task force for Member response to…

INATBA Education Working Group Responds to Consultation on Europe’s Digital Decade

Following President von der Leyen’s proposal for a common digital plan towards 2030, this Communication sets out a vision of what a successful digital transformation will mean for Europeans by 2030. This initiative includes: a clear ambition based on common targets digital principles serving people a framework to scale up European strategic capacities via multi-country…

INATBA Working Groups: Making a Difference in the Blockchain Ecosystem

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INATBA Working Groups convene events, publish reports and discuss the most pertinent topics in the global blockchain ecosystem. View the full brochure by clicking the image below.

INATBA MiCA Task Force Publishes Industry Response to MiCA Regulation Proposal

The MiCA Task Force was created as an ad-hoc initiative to collect and process the ecosystem-wide response to the MiCA Regulation proposal. To realise its objectives, the MiCA Task Force created several opportunities for ecosystem stakeholders to comment on the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed regulation. The objectives of the MiCA Task Force are…

Participate in CHAISE Survey on Blockchain Skills

CHAISE, a transnational initiative funded by the European Commission, is working to set forward a sectoral approach on Blockchain Skills Development and is running a survey to gather data from the industry. Your contribution will help to improve skills intelligence in the Blockchain field and provide an informed basis for the formulation of the European…

INATBA Convenes International Event Series on Decentralised Finance and Regulation

What is fueling the rise of Decentralized Finance? What is the role of Governance Tokens, DEXs, DAOs and Yield Farming in this rise? How is this industry regulated and what should policymakers consider in moving forward? INATBA’s recent roundtable series “DeFi vs Regulations: The Future of Finance” set out to answer these questions. Consisting of…

This Week at INATBA: Upcoming Events

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Join INATBA for roundtable discussions on blockchain education, COVID-19 vaccination tracking and combatting climate change in the real estate sector.

Convergence 2019: Why More Dialogue is Essential for the Future of Blockchain

With over 1400 attendees from over 50 different countries, Convergence was a truly global event. Here are some initial updates from some of the working groups that met at the conference.

INATBA MiCA Task Force Publishes Industry Response to MiCA Regulation Proposal

INATBA Climate Action and Real Estate Working Groups Work with FIBREE to Publish Preliminary Report on Unique Object Identifiers (UOI)

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INATBA Education Working Group Publishes Report on Blockchain Education

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INATBA Finance Working Group Issues Response to European Central Bank’s Public Consultation on Digital Euro

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INATBA welcomes steps toward the issuance of the Digital Euro and stands ready to contribute to the important work of the European Central Bank on this topic with expertise and insight from our broad base of members and experts.

INATBA Privacy Working Group Publishes Report on Data Protection Regulations Applicable to Blockchain Technology in Different Jurisdictions Worldwide

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This report aims to provide the industry with an overview of data protection regulations in jurisdictions considered particularly important for the development of blockchain technology.

This Week at INATBA: Decentralised Identity Paper

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This report provides a political and economic perspective on the future of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), going beyond traditional analysis that centers technological feasibility.

This Week at INATBA: Learn More about our Privacy Paper

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This Week at INATBA is a weekly series that highlights INATBA events, opportunities and announcements. We kick this off with a closer look at the report recently published by our Privacy Working Group.

INATBA Identity Working Group Publishes Position Paper on Decentralised Identity

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This position paper introduces a scenario-based approach to depict possible futures of digital identity in order to contribute to the important debate on how to best govern the new, highly disruptive approach to digital identity: self-sovereign identity.

INATBA Privacy Working Group Issues Response to Council Resolution on Encryption

INATBA’s Privacy Group has issued a response to the draft Council Resolution on Encryption, condemning the resolution and stating that the proposal is a danger to blockchain technology and privacy.

INATBA’s Privacy Working Group Publishes Report on Data Protection Regulations in the Blockchain Ecosystem

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The Privacy Working Group of INATBA conducted a broad survey amongst users and developers of blockchain technology to understand challenges faced in meeting privacy standards and regulatory privacy requirements. These were their findings.

This Week at INATBA: DeFi Event Series

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This Week at INATBA is a weekly series that highlights INATBA events, opportunities and announcements. This week, we invite you to join us for our upcoming DeFi event series.

This Week at INATBA: Decentralised Identity Event

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Join our Identity Working Group for a debate discussion based on their Position Paper published in November.

INATBA Hosts Event with Climate Ledger Initiative on Climate Action and the Governance Challenge

On 3 November, INATBA hosted a roundtable discussion on Blockchain for Climate Action and the Governance Challenge to gain insights into governance challenges in blockchain applications for climate action.

INATBA Hosts Lost in Translation: Culture and Language as a Barrier to Global Blockchain Infrastructure Roundtable

In the third installment of our series on “Transacting Beyond Borders,” the INATBA Standards, Governance, and Interoperability Working Groups discussed the intercultural and multilingual barriers that standardisation communities must address when working across borders.

INATBA Hosts Roundtable on CBDC, Stablecoins, and Seigniorage Shares

The important and current topic of CBDCs and Stablecoins inspired INATBA’s Finance Working Group to invite multiple industry-leading stakeholders to the CBDC, Stablecoin and Seigniorage Shares roundtable held on 12 November 2020.

INATBA Roundtable Highlights Need for European Investment in Blockchain

INATBA recently convened an online discussion to raise awareness about the European Commission’s new blockchain and AI investment fund. The 100 million euro European Investment Fund (EIF) is now fully operational and has signed its first agreement with Fly Ventures Fund in Berlin.

INATBA Convenes Land Registry Roundtable, Highlights Blockchain Use Cases

Global experts in real estate and land registries joined an INTBA-led roundtable to discuss the many ways that blockchain technology is impacting the industry and how it will affect the sector’s growth in the near future.

INATBA Convenes Global Education Roundtable on Blockchain Targets and Content

INATBA brought together global thought leaders in education and blockchain to discuss how the emerging technology can best improve academic institutions around the world, fostering partnerships between the private and public sectors.

INATBA Convenes Global Conversation on Standards, Governance and Interoperability

INATBA convened global leaders on standards, governance and interoperability for a thoughtful series of online discussions about how the blockchain and DLT ecosystem can collaborate more productively, deliver greater value and hasten mainstream adoption of the technology.

In INATBA Virtual Roundtable, Canadian Govt Discusses Blockchain Solutions to COVID Challenges

The INATBA COVID Task Force convened a virtual roundtable during which Canadian government officials shared insights on blockchain solutions to the challenges the nation faces in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

INATBA Welcomes New Members

INATBA Real Estate Working Group Launches Land Registries Survey

INATBA Task Force’s Work on MiCA Regulation Featured in Industry Media

INATBA Education Working Group Responds to Consultation on Europe’s Digital Decade

INATBA MiCA Task Force Publishes Industry Response to MiCA Regulation Proposal

Participate in CHAISE Survey on Blockchain Skills

INATBA Convenes International Event Series on Decentralised Finance and Regulation

This Week at INATBA: Upcoming Events

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Join INATBA for roundtable discussions on blockchain education, COVID-19 vaccination tracking and combatting climate change in the real estate sector.

This Week at INATBA: Learn More About INATBA Membership

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INATBA Hosts Transatlantic Discussion of its Position Paper, Decentralised Identity: What’s at Stake?

The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) hosted an online discussion on 21 January looking at its position paper Decentralised Identity – What’s at Stake? Stakeholders were invited to look at current adoption of decentralised identity through the lens of the described ideal scenario and contribute to identifying next steps and understanding political/regulatory buy-in…