Dutch Central Bank Wants a Blockchain Development Hub for Banks

[kreslik.news]

As financial institutions and other major corporations race to adopt blockchain technology with new claims of breakthroughs every day, national regulators and economic establishments wants to make sure their countries do not get left behind by this revolution.

The Netherlands’ “fintech ambassador” Willem Vermeend has revealed that the Dutch central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank, is backing the creation of a new blockchain technology innovation hub. Expected to open in September, the “blockchain development campus” will bring together Dutch banks so they can collaborate on the creation of new solutions.

“There is a lot of creativity in the Netherlands,” commented Vermeend. “The problem is that I have spoken ... (read more)