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Trinity Business School venue sees vibrant networking, lively debate and expert presentations for the fourth annual event, with significant announcements Thriving growth and development best describes the blockchain, crypto and Web3 community in Ireland, as characterised by the success that was Blockchain Ireland Week 2023. The fourth run of the now annual conference saw an […]

Blockchain Ireland is delighted to announce financial giant Citi as platinum sponsor for Blockchain Ireland Week 2023. In recognition of the maturing technologies that have driven business and financial transformation, Blockchain Ireland Week will explore how blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have merged the increasing digitalisation of business and finance as the foundation for […]

Blockchain Ireland was delighted to meet Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill for further discussions, having submitted its blockchain, crypto, and Web3 strategy to government in 2022. Blockchain Ireland was represented by chair, Dave Feenan, and co-founder Lory Kehoe. Focusing on making Ireland a friendly and welcoming place for […]

26th – 28th May 2023 | Dogpatch Labs, The CHQ Building, Dublin 1 ETH Ireland is hosting ETHDublin to engineer Ireland’s tech culture at Dogpatch Labs – Ireland’s number 1 startup hub. As the first of its kind on the emerald isle, this hackathon brings an international pool of Web3 developers together with Ireland’s domestic technical talent. This […]

With Paula-Marie Kilgarriff – Fashion Retail Lecturer @ Technological University Dublin, Web3 and Metaverse Activation Strategist, and Paula Kelleher BlockW. When and where:Wed, 10 May 2023 17:30 – 19:30 IST The Little Museum of Dublin 15 Saint Stephen’s Green D02 Y066 Dublin 2 Get ready to step into a new dimension of fashion with the […]

Two banks from Sweden and France announced the launch of a new digital bond platform built on blockchain technology, reports Cointelegraph. The platform will enable institutional clients to issue, trade and settle bonds digitally, providing a more efficient and secure process than traditional methods. The platform is a joint project of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) […]

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published revised investment limits for qualifying investor alternative investment funds’ (QIAIF) exposure to digital assets. In a LinkedIn post, Catharine Dwyer, senior policy advisor, Markets Policy Division, CBI, highlighted the key points as: 1. up to 20% of NAV for open-ended QIAIFs, 2. up to 50% of NAV […]

This BlockW /ICS webinar on Smart Cities will be presented by Dr Irina Tal, Assistant Professor at Dublin City University (DCU), and Moderated by Professor Joyce O’Connor, Founding Member and Chair of BlockW. The rapid urbanisation of the world’s population (e.g. 75% of the European Union – EU population lives in the cities) causes significant […]

European Union supervisors should consider whether crypto-style distributed ledger technology (DLT) is in use as a specific factor when judging money laundering risks, the European Banking Authority has suggested in published draft guidance, reports Coindesk. The guidance suggests banks and payment providers will be under pressure to enhance scrutiny of crypto companies when considering a […]

Cointelegraph has produced a comprehensive article on how blockchain and DLT is leveraged to detect fake products and components in various forms of production. Addressed under a number of headings, the article puts forward various arguments for why blockchain can provide the transparency that is “crucial in preventing the circulation of fake products.” Supply chain […]

Blockchain’s transparency and traceability can aid sustainability and reduce carbon emissions for climate change, writes Cointelegraph. With rising temperatures, melting ice caps and more frequent and intense extreme weather events, the effects of climate change are becoming more and more obvious. There is an urgent need to prevent climate change, and numerous technologies and methods […]