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ETC Group to List Crypto ETPs on Vienna Stock Exchange

The three exchange-traded products are 100% physically backed, said the CEO.

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Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Raises $263M at $4.1B Valuation

Crowned Austria’s first tech unicorn in March, the firm is now worth even more.

Los cofundadores de Bitpanda, de izquierda a derecha: Christian Trummer, Paul Klanschek y Eric Demuth.

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Austrian Blockchain Company Builds Platform to Tokenize Solar Energy

The platform tokenizes output of solar-panel assets and allows customers to pay bills according to the power produced.

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Austrian Regulator Reports Rise in Crypto Fraud

The FMA reports two-thirds of the investment fraud reports filed in 2020 were related to cryptocurrency and digital currency trading products.

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Wave of Bitcoin-Seeking Bomb Threats Sparks Probe by Austrian Police

Police say "numerous" Austrian companies got $20,000 bitcoin ultimatums in the mass extortion campaign.

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Leading Austrian Telecom Provider Adds Cryptocurrencies to Its Cashless Payment Network

A1 Telekom Austria said cryptocurrencies will now be available to use in its cashless payment app, allowing over 2,500 merchants to accept bitcoin, ether and dash.

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Austrian Government Funds Development of Blockchain-Based COVID-19 App

Austria's economic affairs ministry awarded a $67,600 grant to a project called QualiSig, which uses the Ardor blockchain to verify COVID-19 testing.

Bikers in Vienna, Austria, don protective masks, April 14, 2020. (Marion Carniel/Shutterstock)

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Austrian Telecommunications Giant to Accept Cryptocurrency

Founded in 1881, the A1 mobile network is looking to add dash, ethereum, litecoin, stellar, and ripple as payment options.

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Austrian Government to Notarize $1.3 Billion Bond Auction Using Ethereum

The Austrian government is planning to use the ethereum blockchain to notarize the auction of a bond worth around $1.3 billion.

Austrian parliament, Vienna. (Shutterstock)

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Austria Planning New Regulations for Cryptocurrency, ICOs

Austria is drawing up cryptocurrency regulations, using as a model existing rules for the trading of gold and derivatives.

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