The 'Brussels Effect' wields real influence over US crypto regulation
The European Union is leading the way when it comes to global cryptocurrency regulations. The right to privacy is enshrined in many legal traditions around the world. In the United States, it’s protected by the Fourth Amendment; in the European Union, it falls under Article 8 of the European Convention for Human Rights. While definitions differ between jurisdictions, most of us have a right to a reasonable expectation of privacy for our correspondence, in our homes and about our persons.In the 1970s, businesses, families and individuals started generating data like never before, and the....
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Dolle Mol Bar on Rue des Éperonniers Will Take Your Crypto
The Dolle Mol café and bar in downtown Brussels, the heart of Europe, has started accepting cryptocurrencies for the beverages it offers. The famous anarchist bar on Rue des Éperonniers street has become one of the first establishments of....
The Organizers of Central European Bitcoin Expo in Vienna 2014 are Bringing Another Event – a Bitcoin Congress in Brussels With a Whole New Concept! After organizing a very successful conference in Vienna – Central European Bitcoin Expo 2014, the same organizers are bringing another event, a B2B Congress in Brussels that will take place in the middle of October (www.btc2b.com). It will be the first Bitcoin event ever held in Brussels, which is de facto a capital of the European Union. So how is the event different from the other Bitcoin Conferences? First of all, this event is organized....
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, says crypto assets and decentralized finance (defi) have the potential to pose “real risks” to financial stability. She has some regulatory suggestions to supplement Europe’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) bill. Lagarde on Crypto Regulation ECB President Christine Lagarde talked about cryptocurrency regulation at the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs hearing Monday. She said: We believe, as we are embarking on this work concerning crypto assets and....
A Belgium-based swarm intelligence conference is breaking new ground, with bitcoin set to be accepted as payment for registration. This makes it the first such scientific event to accept the digital currency. The appropriately named ANTS, the ninth international conference on swarm intelligence, is set to be held in Brussels from September 10th to 12th by IRIDIA - the country's leading artificial intelligence lab located at the Free University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles). IRIDIA says it is one of the leading incubators of the Belgian bitcoin scene. Researchers from the lab....
In a chat with Cointelegraph, Matthias Klees, a founding member of LocalCrypto and a former advisor in Brussels, revealed that LocalCrypto’s recently released platform is the first step in advancing real-world cryptocurrency adoption. The group is geared towards a sophisticated geolocation system, teamed up with high-end search-engine connectivity. Their focus is on fostering and establishing a local cryptocurrency economy, like your local grocery store. Klees says: "You can list your cryptocurrency accepting business or announce to exchange Bitcoin or altcoins in the old fashioned....