Austrian Post Builds the Future of Digital Stamp Collecting
PRESS RELEASE. Austrian Post, the national postal service of Austria, has announced the launch of its latest product called Crypto stamp art (CSA), which is based on the Ethereum blockchain. The shift to focus on going digital first is significant, since Austrian Post is a major player in the blockchain industry and have successfully sold out several iterations of Crypto stamps since 2019. Previous generations of Crypto stamps, however, mostly centered the sale around the physical stamp which was accompanied by its digital twin. The launch of the CSA is planned on July 22, 2022,....
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