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Payments of the Future

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 […]

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Blockchain Standards and Government Applications

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. […]

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Decentralized Chapter and Association Meetup – November 2019

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 […]

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Presence at Decentralized 2019

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 […]

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The 11 Action Steps for Implementing the National Blockchain Strategy

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 […]

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Preparatory Meeting at the House of Representatives

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 […]

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Smart Contracts’ Coding and Legal Challenges

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 […]

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ICO: Potential Legal and other Issues to be considered prior to conducting an Initial Coin Offering

I have identified and hereby provide the main issues and/or concerns that may be associated with and merit careful examination by the founders and their legal counsels, prior to conducting an Initial Coin Offering. These are: In relation to the issuance of Tokens Selection of jurisdiction: we need to examine which jurisdiction provides the optimal […]

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Blockchain and Smart Contracts: A list of 12 Applications and Potential Use cases

Blockchain and Smart Contracts present important opportunities that are very promising. Blockchain and smart contracts enable efficient, secure and trusted transactions and have the potential to disrupt many industries. I will briefly list below some use cases for blockchain and smart contracts, as these demonstrate the enormous potential of smart contracts. Smart contracts present a […]

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From Concept to Product

Blockchain provides solutions that are characterized by transparency, absence of a third-party. Cyprus Blockchain Association will present to you some blockchain use cases and applications that we have summarized and listed under the following broader categories: Ledgers, cryptocurrencies and other crypto-tokens and smart contracts. We will then go through 4 big domains that pose considerable […]

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