The Cyprus Blockchain Association is the proud supporter of the Cyprus Fintech Expo 3.0 which takes place on the 16th of January 2020 and it is organized by the IMH. The FinTech ecosystem continues to evolve and the traditional financial services try to adapt to the new market reality. Understanding that collaboration is probably the […]
The IMH has organised its 10th IMH Breakfast event in a wonderful Christmas spirit and full of presents. We would like to thank the IMH for the great collaboration we have and wish them further success. Of course, we couldn’t miss this wonderful event. Merry Christmas! All the photos of the event can be found […]
An interview of George Agathangelou, the CMO of Block.co for the Game Changers magazine (Issue 24). Hello George, welcome back to Game Changers. It has been a long time since your last appearance. George, you must be one of the most controversial personas in the financial industry. With a background in Economics, you’ve dealt […]
New Payment Service Providers Disrupting the Industry Did you know that there have been major disruptive innovations in payments of recent? Have you also noticed a swift migration from traditional methods of payment to a cashless system? If that’s a yes, then either of these can be attributed to the adoption of new technologies. But […]
An article by Christiana Aristidou and Evdokia Marcou published on the Journal of ICT Standardization Many people talk about blockchain but very few understand its true nature and potential. Blockchain seems very exciting yet simultaneously a bit confusing, and naturally many people, businesses, and governments approach it with high expectations while also exhibiting some hesitancy. […]
Decentralized Chapter Nicosia and the Cyprus Blockchain Association cordially invite you to the free and open to the public event at University of Nicosia (UNESCO Amphitheater, 46 Makedonitissa’s Avenue). “Welcome to the New Age: Blockchain for Business, SSI, and eIDAS” Christiana Aristidou will explain: Ηow to understand if blockchain is right for implementing specific business […]
Europe’s premier conference on blockchain and digital currencies, Decentralized was organized for a third consecutive year, in Athens, from 30 October – 1 November 2019. The conference welcomed nearly 1000 attendees, and was organised by the University of Nicosia, and proudly supported by the Cyprus Blockchain Association once again. The blockchain conference also attracted business […]
The Cyprus Blockchain Association participated today in the 3rd conference for the 4th Industrial Revolution organized and hosted by the Parliament of Cyprus. Special thanks for the initiative of the President of the Parliament Demetris Syllouris, and the continuous support of the Chief Scientist Kyriacos Kokkinos. Board members of the CBA’s participated in the parallel […]
Fourth Industrial Revolution: Innovation, Artificial Intelligence and Integration The Preparatory meeting at the Cyprus Parliament for the upcoming conference that will happen on Oct 4th with main theme of the 4th industrial revolution: Innovation, Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion, took place on the 16th of September, at the House of Representatives in Nicosia. Various interesting inputs […]
Smart Contracts are a major tool that enables blockchain to achieve their enormous potential. There is no widely-acceptable definition currently in place. A very useful working definition for smart contracts is provided by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Another useful definition reads as follows: “Smart Contracts are computer programs that automatically execute instructions triggered […]