The government of the German state North Rhine-Westphalia announced plans to establish the European Blockchain Institute to research blockchain technology in a press release on May 13.According to NRW Economics Minister Andreas Pinkwart, the European Blockchain Institute will be founded in the city of Dortmund later this year, inside the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics.
The press release says that critics of blockchain have voiced concern over the amount of energy consumed by mining bitcoin.
"This technology can be safe, decentralized, affordable and, when used properly, not too energy-intensive."
According to the press release, Europe is behind the United States in blockchain advancements and "Has to catch up," which is a goal that NRW hopes to lead the way in achieving.
"There is a broad discussion in Washington around 5G being dominated by foreign firms and the U.S. being reliant on foreign technology and foreign expertise With blockchain and crypto, I think there's a recognition now that these will be part of our future infrastructure It's important both for national security and from an economic perspective, that the U.S. is a leader in that."
German State Announces Plan to Establish European Blockchain Institute
gepubliceerd op May 15, 2019
by Cointele | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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