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We live in an era of change. Decentralised finance (DeFi) could be one of the most impactful developments in the emerging digital economy. In this special edition of our series of broadcasts on Digital Sustainability, philosopher Ad Verbrugge talks to a number of experts about the changes that DeFi&...

Around a decade ago, the global Decentralised Finance (DeFi) movement started to develop financial applications that no longer required traditional central financial intermediaries such as banks and exchanges. The DeFi movement is based on the disrupting perspective that existing financial products and services can be recreated, utilisin...

The current financial system will undergo fundamental change over the coming decade. According to the members of the research panel set up by De Nieuwe Wereld and consultancy firm INNOPAY, there is no doubt that cryptocurrencies will contribute to a more stable monetary system. In a special broadcast of De Nieuwe Wereld’s YouTube channel,...

The EU’s fifth Anti Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) comes into force in all Member States on 10 January 2020. This latest version of the directive broadens its regulatory scope by including two types of crypto service providers (CSP): virtual-fiat exchanges and custodian wallet providers. The main driver behind this regulatory update i...

On 03 September, DNB – the Dutch National Bank – released a statement about the ...