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...