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EC tests the prowess of DLT through a sandbox
- The European Commission has launched the European Blockchain Regulatory Sandbox to explore innovative use cases in Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT).
- Started in 2023, the sandbox is funded by the Digital Europe Program and supports 20 projects annually, focusing on sectors like asset management, insurance, transportation, energy, and manufacturing.
- The key objectives of the sandbox include facilitating discussions between blockchain innovators and regulators, providing legal guidance, and developing best practices for blockchain adoption in various industries.
- It allows 20 selected projects per cohort to engage with national and EU regulators, with 3 cohorts planned for the initiative.
- The sandbox aims to promote cross-border collaboration within the EU's regulatory landscape and establish a dialogue between regulators, financial services supervisors, and corporate entities.
- Participating corporates and public entities are working on projects that have progressed beyond the proof-of-concept stage, with a focus on areas like CO2 emissions, cyber security, data sharing, and digital identities.
- The second cohort of the sandbox consists of 20 innovative projects, covering areas such as tokenization of assets, digital identity verification, and supply chain management.
- The sandbox is currently accepting applications for its third cohort, with projects focusing on decentralized finance (DeFi), healthcare data sharing, and smart contracts for legal agreements.
- Key outcomes of the sandbox include facilitating regulatory dialogue, providing legal clarity for emerging blockchain use cases, enhancing regulators' understanding of blockchain technology, and fostering knowledge sharing among blockchain innovators.
- Overall, the sandbox has successfully facilitated discussions between regulators and innovators, encouraged testing of blockchain applications, and offered insights into how existing laws apply to blockchain projects.
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