The European Commission is seriously looking at the potential of blockchain and distributed ledgers technologies, that can change the way organisations and internet users share and exchange data, or value, in many ICT domains and industries. Beyond the hype around cryptocurrencies, the technology is still in a maturation phase, and there is a need for more innovation, research, development, piloting and proof of concepts in order to facilitate uptake. Different topics of the

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