Dutch Government Invests in a Blockchain Development Campus
Netherlands will the unveiling of a blockchain “campus” in September wherein banks and financial companies will work together for the development of blockchain applications for payments and the wider financial industry. Willem Vermeend, the Secretary of Finance and Minister of Social Affairs in Netherlands has revealed that the country will open a blockchain-centric campus in early September 2016. Under the single roof, banks, financial and Fintech companies will jointly work toward the development of blockchain applications and solutions, as reported by Dutch publication Volkskrant.....
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