Estonia

CBDCs

Inside the Estonian CBDC Experiment That Could Shape the Digital Euro

Ian AllisonOct 7, 2020

How the firm helping lead Estonia's central bank digital currency research is approaching a mass-market crypto coin.

Estonia

Estonia’s Central Bank to Research if Blockchain Can Support a Digital Euro

Daniel PalmerOct 5, 2020

Eesti Pank said the initiative will gauge the suitability of the KSI Blockchain, already used within the country's e-government system, in supporting a central bank digital currency.

Regulation

Estonia Has Withdrawn Licenses From Over 1,000 Crypto Companies This Year

Tanzeel AkhtarDec 15, 2020

The mass license revocation still leaves around 400 virtual currency service providers (VASPs) licensed in Estonia, according to the finance ministry.

Estonia

Estonia Inches Closer to National ‘Crypto Token’ Launch

Sujha SundararajanDec 19, 2017

The Baltic nation of Estonia has revealed more concrete plans for the launch of its own digital token, dubbed "estcoin."

Europe

Baltic Nations Agree to Support DLT Development

Nikhilesh DeNov 13, 2017

Three Baltic governments have struck an accord that includes a commitment to support the development of technologies like blockchain.

Estonia

Europe

Estonia Wants to ICO, But Is Currency Law a Deal-Breaker?

Aaron Stanley

Rather than issuing warnings or regulations, at least one progressive government is considering whether it can take advantage of ICO technology.

Technology

Nasdaq Declares Blockchain Voting Trial a ‘Success’

Stan Higgins

Exchange operator Nasdaq has come to some positive conclusions about a blockchain e-voting trial it conducted in Estonia last year.

Startups

Why Tech Giant Ericsson Wants Blockchain ‘Fingerprints’ in the Cloud

Stan Higgins

Swedish telecom company Ericsson has been pursuing applications of blockchain in a bid to secure cloud-based data.

Europe

LHV Bank’s Bitcoin App Wins Innovation Award

Pete Rizzo

A bitcoin-based blockchain wallet application developed by LHV Bank has won the Estonian Banking Association’s 2016 Innovation Award.

Estonia

Estonian Supreme Court Rules Against Bitcoin Trader

Stan Higgins

The Estonian Supreme Court has ruled in favor of new restrictions on bitcoin trading in the wake of a lawsuit filed by a bitcoin broker.

Health

Blockchain Startup to Secure 1 Million e-Health Records in Estonia

Daniel Palmer

Guardtime is to deploy a blockchain system to secure over 1 million patient records within Estonia's eHealth programme.

Blockchain Technology

Nasdaq to Launch Blockchain Voting Trial for Estonian Stock Market

Pete Rizzo

Stock market giant Nasdaq has announced it is developing a shareholder voting system based on blockchain tech.