Austria News

Austria's Graz to use DLT-enabled energy trading platform by Power Ledger in move toward zero-carbon energy.

Austrian steel trading company Alukönigstahl is working on a blockchain-based steel trading data system.

The Austrian Post releases a line of 150,000 “crypto stamps,” a set containing a crypto collectible authenticator and a stamp that can be used for actual mail.

Austria-based fiber supplier Lenzing Group plans to apply blockchain to track its fiber supply and to “green up the textile industry.”

We sat down with Ulrike Huemer, the CIO of Austria’s capital city Vienna, to talk blockchain and to elaborate on its role as part of the Smart City initiative.

Global exchange website Currency.com has announced that it will be offering a tokenized form of Belarussian government bonds.

Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International has announced it will pilot R3’s Corda-powered Marco Polo blockchain network for trade finance.

The Ministry of Finance in Austria is considering the establishment of a regulatory sandbox for the fintech industry.

Viennese crypto and fintech firm Bitpanda has received a payment service provider license from Austria’s financial regulator in accordance with EU-wide rules.

Wien Energie has announced their new blockchain fridge, developed with Bosch, as part of a sustainable energy consumption experiment.

Austrian Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs Margarete Schramboeck said that “we do not need regulation for blockchain.”

Major Austrian energy provider Wien Energie is exploring the use of DLT for electric car charging stations.

Iran is reportedly in negotiations with eight countries to use cryptocurrencies for international transactions.

Vienna has conducted several successful blockchain trials, preparing to launch its own token to reward citizens.

The number of crypto ATMs around the world kept growing in November, despite the recent market crash.