Industry Report: EU Gets Serious, Blockchain Does Healthcare

Want to catch up on the latest digital currency news? Recently, the EU has been making waves in the blockchain space. Take a gander at the stories below to see what you’ve been missing.
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THE EU The European Union is getting serious about bitcoin. Digital currency exchange Bitstamp has received an official license from Luxembourg, a little country with some large aspirations, making it Europe’s first fully regulated institution for bitcoin. Several newcomers are now looking to get in on the trade, and crypto popularity in Europe is expected to increase tenfold.
The license is set go into effect on July 1st of this year. One of the highest priorities of all digital currency applications is customer safety, and Bitstamp isn’t willing to take any chances.

This post was published at Bitcoinist on 2016/04/29.