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Belgium seeks to reboot the EU blockchain infrastructure project

The country's government plans to accelerate the development of a European blockchain infrastructure during its presidency of the EU Council. Belgium plans to accelerate the development of a European blockchain infrastructure during its presidency of the EU Council in early 2024, according to the goveernm. The proposal aims to facilitate the secure storage of official documents like driving licenses and property titles.  The development of public blockchain for the pan-EU infrastructure is among the four priorities of Belgium’s upcoming presidency, the country's secretary of state for digitization, Mathieu Michel, told the Science|Business media on Nov. 21. The remaining three initiatives will take on the matters of artificial intelligence (AI), online anonymity and the skills, necessary for the digital economy. Related: German parliament member ’staunch opponent’ of digital euro, all in on Bitcoin Michel suggests rebooting the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EB...

European regulators assess DeFi risks, Uniswap launches Android wallet: Finance Redefined

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EU securities regulators have their eyes on DeFi, and the top 100 DeFi tokens had mixed price action over the past week, with most trading in a tight range. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. In this week’s newsletter, European securities regulator s have published a report on the DeFi ecosystem that lists the risks it poses to the European Union’s financial system — but also highlights the benefits of DeFi. Uniswap has launched Android wallet beta on Google Play, with the app gaining popularity among desktop and Apple iOS users. DeFi platform Star Arena recovered 90% of stolen Avalance (AVAX) tokens after offering a $250,000 bounty, and Platypus Finance fell victim to another flash loan attack. The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week in terms of price action, with most of the tokens trading in the same range or slightly higher tha...