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MiCAR Roundtables Expert Series NEWS!

🎥 Watch the Recap of our Vienna MiCA Roundtable!

This week, thinkBLOCKtank participated in the 9th Blockch[AI]n@HTW Conference, gaining valuable insights that we want share with you. 🌟✨ Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler from siedler legal and board member of thinkBLOCKtank delivered a keynote on the compliant use of AI. 🚀🌐 Besides Mariana de la Roche, Director of Validvent and board member of thinkBLOCKtank, engaged in a dynamic panel discussion with Hector Esteban Bulgarini from Parity Technologies, Katarina Adam, and Nico Schönnagel from Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, where they delved into the intersection of Blockchain and AI, discussing their necessity, applications, AI-driven consensus mechanisms, and much more.

🌐 Our MICAR roundtable series that took place in London and Berlin continued yesterday in Vienna. 🔍 The highlights of the event included a keynote by Joachim Schwerin from the European Commission, a discussion around which token concentration is acceptable in order to still be deemed fully decentralized led by Alexander Harutunian, Hedi Navazan opening the exchange on the topic of reverse solicitation, Oliver Volkel tackling the topic of when a whitepaper is really required, Philipp Bohrn leading the discussion around grandfathering in Austria, Romena Urbonaite opening the discussion around the topic of market abuse and monitoring requirements under MiCAR and insider information disclosure. This event was organised by thinkBLOCKtank (tBt), Validvent and siedler legal in partnership with AML Incubator, Bitpanda and Crystal Intelligence as sponsors. Thank you to Mariana de la Roche and Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler for their work in coordinating and putting this series together and to all participants and speakers for the fruitful discussion. Similar to the previous events in London and in Berlin, a report will be published on the discussion during the event in Vienna. Stay tuned for more information and the upcoming report to be published. Next stop: Brussels! We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the experts who contributed to yesterday’s discussion: Joachim Schwerin (European Commission), Alexander Harunturian (AML Incubator), Andelika Schiller (Bitfly), Artem Semko (Crystal Intelligence), Dr. Biyan Mienert (LUKSO), Christian S. (Bitpanda), Emanuel Sanchez de la Cerda (Bitbuy), Esen Esener, LL.M, (Pool Maintenance Labs), Fabian Schinerl (Universität Wien), Hedi Navazan (Crystal Intelligence), Klaus Pateter (CMS), Laura Kajtazi (Validvent), Mariana de la Roche (Validvent and tBt), Dr Matthias Bauer (Chainalysis), Matthias Lehmann (University of Vienna / Radboud University Nijmegen), Max Bernt (Biuro rachunkowe TaxPit), Michal Truszczynskiński (Bitpanda), Nicolette Brown (Crystal Intelligence), Nina-Luisa Siedler (siedler legal and tBt), Oliver Volkel (STADLER VÖLKEL), Philipp Bohrn (Bitpanda), Ralph Rirsch (Kraken), Raphael G. Toman (BRANDL TALOS Rechtsanwälte), Romena Urbonaite (Bitpanda), Tibu Sanz (Crystal Intelligence), Tigran Rostomyan, (AML Incubator)

Validvent and thinkBLOCKtank are excited to announce the release of the comprehensive report from the MiCAR Roundtable Expert Series in Berlin! 🌐 This event brought together top experts to discuss key challenges of the MiCAR regulatory framework. The discussions in Berlin focused on NFTs, grandfathering, classification of crypro-assets under MiCA, frontend providers for DeFi, the challenges related to reverse solicitation and the topic of transaction history for privacy coins. ✨ This event was organised by thinkBLOCKtank (tBt), Validvent, Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH, INATBA - International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications and the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum. Thank you to Mariana de la Roche and Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler for their work in coordinating and putting this series together and to all participants and speakers Achim Oelgarth, Alexander Harutunian, Alireza Siadat, Benedikt Faupel, Chris Payne, Daniel Resas, Francesco Paolo Patti, Giti Said, Gustav Hemmelmayr, Hagen Weiss, Ilija Rilaković, Inbar Preiss, Jakob Zwiers, Jannik Piepenburg, Joachim Schwerin, Joanna Rindell, Johannes Anderl, Jörn Erbguth, Karan Aswani, Laura Kajtazi, Luiza Castro Rey, Dr. Max Bernt, Michal Truszczynski, Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler, Norbert Herrmann , Patrick Hansen, Tiana Whitehouse, J.D., Willem Röell. You can access the full report also here under validvent insights: https://lnkd.in/degRz8AW

MiCAR Roundtables Expert Series NEWS! ✨ The Vienna roundtable is scheduled for May 21rd, 2024. This session will emphasize not only Austrias regulatory perspectives but will also provide a broader international outlook on MiCAR's implementation. Highlights include amongst others a keynote speech by Dr. Joachim Schwerin from DG GROW (European Commission). The event is organized by Validvent, thinkBLOCKtank, siedler legal and INATBA - International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications in partnership with AML Incubator, Bitpanda and Crystal Intelligence as sponsors. Alexander Harutunian (AML Incubator), Hedi Navazan (Crystal Intelligence), @Joachim Schwerin (European Commission), Oliver Volkel (SVLAW), Philipp Bohrn (Bitpanda), Romena Urbonaite (Bitpanda)

🎥 Watch the Recap of Our Berlin MiCA Roundtable! Catch an exclusive overview of our recent gathering in Berlin. This video features highlights and key insights from: Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler, Founder at siedler legal & BoD at thinkBLOCKtank Mariana de la Roche, Director at Validvent & BoD at thinkBLOCKtank Jakob Zwiers, Project Manager Innovation at Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH Joachim Schwerin, Principle Economist at the European Commission Luiza Castro Rey, Partner and Head of Business and Web3 at FiO Legal Karan Aswani, Chief Legal Officer at Gnosis This event was made possible thanks to the collaboration between thinkBLOCKtank, Validvent, siedler legal, Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH, INATBA - International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications, and the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum. Watch now and stay tuned for our Berlin report and the next roundtable in Vienna! https://lnkd.in/d-SjmX8J

🌐 Our MiCA roundtable series that started in London continued yesterday in Berlin. 🔍 The highlights of the event included a keynote by Joachim Schwerin from the European Commission, a discussion around NFTs by Johannas Riddell's, Luiza Castro Rey and Alireza Siadat opening the exchange on the topic of grandfathering, Dr. Max Bernt tackling the topic of the classification of crypro-assets under MiCA, Daniel Resas leading the discussion around frontend providers for DeFi, Tiana Whitehouse, J.D.'s exploration of solicitation challenges and solutions, and Jörn Erbguth leading the topic on transaction history for privacy coins. This event was organised by thinkBLOCKtank (tBt), Validvent, Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH, INATBA - International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications and the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum. Thank you to Mariana de la Roche Wills and Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler for their work in coordinating and putting this series together and to all participants and speakers including for the fruitful discussion. Similar to the event in London a report will be published on the discussion during the event in Berlin. Stay tuned for more and the upcoming report to be published. Next stop: Vienna! Alexander Harutunian, Alireza Siadat, Benedikt Faupel, Chris Payne, Daniel Resas, Giti Said, Gustav Hemmelmayr, Hagen Weiss, Ilija Rilaković, Inbar Preiss, Jakob Zwiers, Jannik Piepenburg, Joachim Schwering, Joanna Rindell, Johannes Anderl, Jörn Erbguth, Karan Aswani, Laura Kajtazi, Luiza Castro Rey, Dr. Max Bernt, Michal Truszczynski, Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler, Norbert Herrmann, Patrick Hansen, Tiana Whitehouse, J.D., Willem Röell, Tobias Seidl

thinkBLOCKtank and Validvent are excited to announce the release of the comprehensive report from the MiCAR Roundtable Expert Series in London! This event brought together top experts to discuss key challenges of the MiCAR regulatory framework. The discussions in London focused on sustainability requirements, the regulatory treatment of EMTs, and the challenges related to reverse solicitation in digital platforms. We extend our thanks to the experts of this roundtable Elise Soucie, Dr. Max Bernt and Joey Garcia and our partners who made this event possible: thinkBLOCKtank, INATBA - International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications, EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA UK, STADLER VÖLKEL Rechtsanwälte, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna Business Agency, and APCO. Tomorrow we will be hosting the Berlin roundtable, so stay tuned for more news! 

✨ The Berlin MiCAR Expert Roundtable is scheduled for April 23rd, 2023. This session emphasizes not only German regulatory perspectives but also a broader international outlook on MiCA's implementation. Highlights include a keynote speech by Dr. Joachim Schwerin from DG GRWO (European Commission). The event is sponsored by Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH and done in partnership with Crystal Intelligence, Bundesblock and INATBA - International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications. Luiza Castro Rey, Dr. Jörn Erbguth, Daniel Resas, Dr. Max Bernt, Tiana Whitehouse, J.D., Joanna Rindell, Alireza Siadat