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 […]
Looking back at a successful inaugural roundtable in Brussels
It’s official! With our inaugural high-level roundtable yesterday we officially launched the European Decentralisation Institute. In collaboration with our partner The Lisbon Council we convened senior policymakers, experts, and industry leaders from across Europe to discuss how decentralisation can turn sovereignty from ambition into capability. Here are the 5 Key Takeaways:1️⃣ The Sovereignty Gap – […]
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 […]
The European Decentralisation Institute receives grant from Ethereum Foundation
We are grateful to the Ethereum Foundation for supporting our work through a grant. We are an independent, non-profit think tank but can not do this alone. We use this grant to set up the organisation and to prepare for our first policy brief and roundtable discussion. The Ethereum Foundation has no direct involvement […]
