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Tech start-up: Blockchain is ideal tool for circular economy
Est. 6minDigital product passports will be critical to trace the origin of products and recover raw materials, and could bring several new opportunities for businesses, according to Phil Brown from Circularise. Phil Brown is Vice-President for Business Development Strategy at Circularise, a …
Darknet guru: New technology can help build European identity
Est. 12minModern technology could shore up the European project, boost transparency and help governments collect taxes. Author Jamie Bartlett told EURACTIV.com that the EU should become the great technological innovator but warned that politicians simply aren’t prepared for massive changes ahead.
Robert Madelin: ‘We have to assume the hardest possible Brexit’
Est. 21minThe EU treaty mentions a two-year deadline for a member state to conclude negotiations to leave the European Union. But it also foresees possible extensions, opening the way for a follow-on process, says Robert Madelin, who just left the EU executive.
MasterCard international chief: ‘Brexit wouldn’t be a significant change for us’
Est. 7minBlockchain is expected to have a larger impact on our business than a potential Brexit, suggests MasterCard’s deputy boss, Ann Cairns. In her view, the technology behind virtual currencies like bitcoin is “a good thing for the future”, she told EURACTIV.com.
Bitcoin expert: EU should ‘wait and see’ before regulating blockchain
Est. 6minLawmakers are debating how to deal with virtual currencies and, in particular, with the promising technology behind them: blockchain. Patrick Murck, co-founder of Bitcoin Foundation, believes that the current ‘hands-off’ approach is the right one.
Tapscott: There is a very real risk that capitalism can be replaced
Est. 7minDon Tapscott, whose books have been used by Barack Obama, gave a TED-type inspirational speech to senior members of the in-house think tanks of the EU institutions on Thursday (12 November). In his view, either we share wealth, or it will be the end of capitalism.