Web3 in the EU: moving decentralization from theory to action

Blockchain is an EU innovation priority, and many initiatives have emerged in finance and the real economy. Now, the focus is shifting towards decentralized spaces, from Web3 and metaverses to DeFi and DAOs. What does this mean for start-ups, developers and regulators? Which role do civil rights, including privacy, play? And how can sandboxes and co-learning help projects to develop and scale?

The focus will lie on new developments since last summer that have not yet been widely discussed. These include

1. how we approach tokenization

2. what we can expect from the next cohort in our European Blockchain regulatory Sandbox, and

3. how could a legal wrapper for DAOs look like that supports (and does not fight against) self-organization and decentralization.

I might also include a reference to the importance of civil liberties that underlie this approach, including the benefits of privacy-enhancing technologies.

Last but not least, I will give insights into how we organise our policy work on these topics and how participants can engage with us to make their voice heard and help us do a better job.