Euro Parliament to Host Blockchain & Virtual Currencies Crash Course
Over the course of next week, the European Parliament will host a four-day conference in an effort to educate members of the European Parliament about distributed ledgers and virtual currencies. A non-commercial conference organized next week by the European Parliament is being put together to educate Members of European Parliament (MEPs) about the rapidly expanding and publicized fintech space. The conference and exhibition will specifically be focusing on blockchain and virtual currencies. As reported by Finextra, the conference will see representatives from the likes of the World Bank,....
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