"EBSI Newsflash" Newsletter Issues

Dear blockchain enthusiasts, (31/05/2024)

Fun Fact #40 (31/05/2024)

EBSI highlights #40 (31/05/2024)

Early Adopters Programme update #40 (31/05/2024)

Policy Update #40 (31/05/2024)

Technical update #40 (31/05/2024)

Our Data Models Inventory was revamped, making it more accessible and easy for you to navigate!

Events and Initiatives #40 (22/05/2023)

Quote #40 (31/05/2024)

In the case you missed it! (22/05/2023)

Technical update #39 (06/05/2024)

Since March, the EBSI team has been onboarding new nodes in the production-grade environment by supporting the nodes not only in technical tasks, but also with any questions related to the legal package, SLAs and technical requirements. A total of 6 nodes have been onboarded and another 6 have started the process.

Quote #39 (06/05/2024)

Did you know that blockchain is being explored as a possible solution to give music artist ownership of their art revenue? (06/05/2024)

While there are many famous artists in the music landscape, many do not make as much revenue as people often think. Due to the music value chain, artists are often times forced to rely on middlemen (e.g. agents, record labels, and radio stations) to be able to commercialise their music, which comes with heavy administrative fees as music services are centralised on specific platforms.

EBSI highlights #39 (06/05/2024)

Early Adopters Programme update #39 (06/05/2024)

The EBSI team has met with the different presenters to provide feedback and offer any help necessary in polishing the projects' presentations for the big event in May.

Policy Update #39 (06/05/2024)

On 30 April the revision of the EU-Regulation on Electronic Identification and Trust Services 910/2014 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. While this will not be the final version of eIDAS2, it will be the latest one and will take into account the roadmaps of the member states to provide national wallets to their citizens.

Dear blockchain enthusiasts, (06/05/2024)

Events and Initiatives #39 (22/05/2023)

In the case you missed it! (22/05/2023)

Dear blockchain enthusiasts, (12/03/2024)

This is not an exercise on trust, but an exercise on verification (12/03/2024)

As we were searching for quotes to share with you, we came across one that is attributed to Ernest Hemingway and goes like this: "The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them". This quote does not seem to appear in any of his published books, according to our research. Where did Hemingway write it?

Technical update #38 (12/03/2024)

In February, the team released the Conformance Testing v3.2 for wallet providers, which includes changes to the Authorisation API support among others.

Early Adopters Programme update #38 (12/03/2024)

During the past month, the EA Programme has been focused on its sprint 4 - communications phase.

Policy Update #38 (12/03/2024)

On 24 January, the European Commission launched the AI Innovation Package! It compiles a set of measures with the aim of supporting European startups and SMEs in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in accordance with the EU values and rules.

EBSI highlights #38 (12/03/2024)

In the case you missed it! (22/05/2023)

Events and Initiatives #38 (22/05/2023)

Did you know mobile blockchain ticketing is starting to be used for events? (26/01/2024)

The event industry has been trying to overcome serious obstacles such as fake tickets, ticket scalpers and bots, to ensure data safety and security during different types of ticketing operations. However, it has been a tough fight. Industry leaders are starting to look at blockchain as a way to finally be able to win the war against scammers!

Quote #37 (26/01/2024)

Early Adopters Programme update #37 (26/01/2024)

In December, the Early Adopters Programme closed temporarily the onboarding of new applicants for Tier B. But do not worry, the onboarding will resume in 2024! As part of the Build phase, the team sat down with the Employment cluster for a technical support meeting and a communications workshop.

Technical update #37 (26/01/2024)

On 11 December 2023, the EBSI Team presented its work over the last few months at the EBP Technical Group Quarterly Meeting! The team has been preparing the release of Conformance Testing v3.2 which will include a Node.js 20 update, a traceability app, changes in the Ledger API (v4) and in the Authorisation API. This update will also support the new Timestamp API v4. An update of the documentation present on the EBSI Hub is also being prepared to reflect these release.

Policy Update #37 (26/01/2024)

Last month, the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP) held its Policy Group Quarterly Meeting! The meeting brought together EBP member state representatives and focused on updating the delegations on EBSI's activities and pilot projects over the last few months, and on addressing the creation of the EUROPEUM-EDIC which will allow EBSI to move into production.

Dear blockchain enthusiasts, (26/01/2024)

In the case you missed it! (22/05/2023)

Events and Initiatives #37 (22/05/2023)

Policy Update #36 (04/12/2023)

September and November were busy months for Web3 policy makers of the European Union! [...]

EBSI highlights #36 (04/12/2023)

Do you know how to choose a revocation method when using W3C Verifiable Credentials? We are happy to share with you the release of a White Paper on Revocation. [...]

Technical update #36 (04/12/2023)

The EBSI Technical Team's has been working towards consolidating the services needed to support EBSI operations for when it goes into Production. [...]

Fun Fact #36 (04/12/2023)

Do you know what was the first ever product purchased with cryptocurrency? If you guessed pizza you're right! [...]

Quote #36 (04/12/2023)

Early Adopters Programme update (04/12/2023)

We are excited to announce that the Wave 3 of the Early Adopter Programme is entering its final stage of development and is getting ready for the upcoming major EBSI event! [...]

Dear blockchain enthusiasts, (04/12/2023)

In the case you missed it! (22/05/2023)

Events and Initiatives #35 (22/05/2023)

Policy Update #35 (22/05/2023)

On 25 April, the Commission adopted the first designation decisions under the Digital Services Act (DSA), designating 17 Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and 2 Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) that reach at least 45 million monthly active users.

In the case you missed it! (22/05/2023)

Events and Initiatives #35 (22/05/2023)

Quote #35 (22/05/2023)

Technical update #35 (22/05/2023)

The EBSI Technical Team has been consolidating the supportive tools, processes and procedures needed to support EBSI's services and operations once in Production.

Early Adopters Programme update #35 (22/05/2023)

We are excited to announce that the Wave 3 of the Early Adopter Programme is in full swing. With already more than 120 applications received from 150 organisations from 25+ countries, the incubator continues to welcome applicants.

Inauguration of the EBSI Experience Center (16/05/2023)

On 16 March, the European Blockchain Partnership inaugurated the EBSI Experience Centre in Brussels.