At Delphi Economic Forum X, in the quiet gravity of Leto Hall, the spotlight turned to Europe's uncertain path forward. Christian Schubert of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung sat down with Portugal's Minister of State and Finance, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, to dissect

In an industry long dominated by traditional payment systems, Travala has been at the forefront, disrupting travel bookings with blockchain technology and cryptocurrency payments. Founded in 2017, the site set out to revolutionize how people pay for travel accommodations, flights, and activities by offering seamless crypto payments alongside traditional payments. While presented with the challenge of linking Web3 to a centuries-old industry, Travala has emerged as a global powerhouse with millions of bookings on its record while driving mass adoption of cryptocurrencies. In this interview, we explore

Crypto in 2025: The cryptocurrency landscape in 2025 has matured into a structured financial ecosystem, with Bitcoin and Ethereum maintaining their dominance. Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are becoming more widely adopted, signaling a shift toward digital financial

Spanish fintech Silbo Money has been granted permission by the Bank of Spain to process payments through WhatsApp. The startup, with headquarters in Seville, has initiated the launch of priority access for its first 10,000 users with the objective of

Over the past couple of years, blockchain has emerged as a game-changer in supply chains: reducing inefficiencies and building trust across industries. While traditional systems could not avoid gaps in transparency and delays in communication, blockchain makes tracking goods and

Worldcoin, the company that for months collected data from users in exchange for crypto payments, will have to delete all information about the irises of European citizens that it had collected from its systems, something the company claims it did

The president elect of the United States, Donald Trump, has surrounded himself with Bitcoin enthusiasts and has floated the idea of creating a Bitcoin strategic reserve during his presidential campaign. Moreover, Republican senator Cynthia Lummis introduced this year the appropriately named

Microsoft Corp. announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share. The dividend is payable March 13, 2025, to shareholders of record on Feb. 20, 2025. The ex-dividend date will be Feb. 20, 2025. Microsoft (Nasdaq

European tech investment is set to decline in 2024, with total capital falling to US$45 billion. Despite this drop, funding has tripled since 2015. According to the study The State of European Tech 2024 by Atomico, Invest Europe, and other