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The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a cooperation agreement with a Dutch blockchain startup to implement a solution for tracking shiploads.
Cryptocurrency investment providers have “too little knowledge” of licensing requirements, according to Dutch regulator the AFM.
The central bank of the Netherlands says that after three years of experimentation, blockchain cannot yet handle the demands of financial market infrastructures...
The Netherlands’ Land Registry is testing blockchain for and expects to integrate the technology into its system “within one to three years.”
The CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis says crypto poses a low risk to financial stability, cites low trade volumes as reason.
Follow up
The Dutch government’s foray into blockchain enterprise could represent a third prong to mainstream adoption following banks and major corporations.
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has commissioned a national research agenda to address the future development of blockchain in the cou...
The Icelandic fugitive connected to a burglary of Bitcoin mining hardware has been arrested in Amsterdam.
A Dutch court judgement classified Bitcoin as a “transferable value”, a positive sign toward mainstream adoption.
Financial service groups Credit Suisse and ING have completed the first successful transfer of about $30 mln in securities on R3’s blockchain platform.
Rabobank, a Dutch multinational bank, is considering the possibility of release its own cryptocurrency wallet, to be used in its online environment.
Bitfinex, one of the largest global cryptocurrency exchanges, has an account with Dutch ING bank.
Expert Take
Blockchain will become a critical part of Dutch financial sector, clearer policy and regulation is needed.
Regulations
Dutch citizens urged to sell all their Bitcoin as it could destabilize the government.
The latest hue and cry against Bitcoin stems from lack of a central bank to make loans in a hypothetical liquidity crunch.
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