Digital Identity and Sovereignty: Zurich’s Roundtable Reflections
Digital Identity and European Sovereignty: Roundtable Reflections This week, we convened a roundtable on digital identity and European sovereignty, bringing together a rare mix of perspectives. The discussion included 25 practitioners, policymakers, academics, and civil society representatives from across multiple jurisdictions, including India, Canada, Australia, Bhutan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation […]
Participation at ETHcc Cannes: Europe’s largest Ethereum conference. A genuine reflection
ETHcc Cannes: Signals from a Maturing Industry ETHcc Cannes has become more than a conference. It is a high-density convergence point where infrastructure builders, policymakers, and industry actors test ideas, narratives, and strategic direction in real time. Not just Ethereum Despite the name, ETHcc is not limited to Ethereum. It has evolved into a broader […]
From Zug to Europe: why blockchain’s next chapter won’t be written by technologists alone
The recent launch of the Zug Institute for Blockchain Research (ZIBR) offered a useful signal of where the blockchain conversation is heading. What stood out was not a new protocol, a novel scaling approach, or another application layer, but a broader shift in framing. Blockchain is no longer primarily a technology story. It is increasingly […]
2025-26 Research Agenda: Five critical areas shaping digital sovereignty
The European Decentralisation Institute is an independent, non-profit think tank dedicated to advancing decentralisation as a strategic foundation for a sovereign digital Europe -EDI mission statement How We Turn Ideas into Impact At the European Decentralisation Institute, our work starts with a simple but vital question:Where does decentralisation truly make a difference? We engage directly […]
