blockchain

Central Bank’s Vasileios Madouros: The impact of the 2008 crash is ‘persistent’

Athens native Vasileios Madouros talks about the future of money, and how the financial crash continues to shape key aspects of Irish life

Fri Jun 05 2026 - 06:00

Blockchain is moving beyond crypto, as a transfer of euro currency out of Dublin demonstrates

The distributed ledger technology is best known for its role in crypto transactions but it is now being used more and more for conventional financial transactions

Thu Feb 26 2026 - 06:00

Regulation cannot eliminate ‘inherently high’ risk in crypto

Central banker warns crypto regulation will never provide the same protection as exists for traditional financial investments

Thu May 29 2025 - 06:00

‘Dublin can be a leader’ in blockchain, says digital finance founder Stani Kulechov

Avara chief executive warns ‘regulation can be overly excessive’ and could hinder innovation in sector

Wed May 28 2025 - 06:00

Blockchain for better data handling in healthcare

Research Lives: Mugdha Srivastava, PhD candidate, Dundalk Institute of Technology

Thu May 08 2025 - 01:59

13% of Irish adults own cryptocurrency or NFT assets, new survey finds

Blockchain Ireland research highlights popularity of cryptocurrencies among younger age groups

Wed May 01 2024 - 10:19

How is blockchain changing financial services?

Secure-transaction technology has yet to make significant inroads into traditional banking sector

Thu Oct 26 2023 - 05:00

Bitcoin could be laid low by miners’ malady

Rally in 2021 drew thousands of entrants to mining new coin

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 07:28

Where it all went wrong for Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency

Facebook was blindsided this month when seven high-profile partner companies, including eBay, PayPal, Visa and Mastercard, stepped back from its Libra project

Fri Oct 18 2019 - 16:32