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Germany Seeking Industry Feedback for National Blockchain Strategy
The German government is seeking industry feedback ahead of developing the country’s blockchain strategy by the summer. A Reuters report on Monday, citing anonymous government sources, said that companies and industry groups “that could become stakeholders in a blockchain deployment…
Pharma Giant Trials IBM Blockchain in Bid to Improve Clinical Trials
A Germany-based pharmaceutical multinational is set to trial IBM blockchain in Canada in a bid to raise the quality of clinical trials. Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) announced Tuesday that it has partnered with IBM “to improve trust, transparency, patient safety and…
Germany Won’t Tax You for Buying a Cup of Coffee With Bitcoin
Germany won’t tax bitcoin users for using the cryptocurrency as a means of payment, the Ministry of Finance has said. The guidance, published Tuesday, sets Germany apart from the U.S., where the Internal Revenue Service treats bitcoin as property for…