On 23 February, Germany will elect a new parliament. The election comes in a year when Germany and Europe need to set their decisive course as a leading hub for the crypto industry and blockchain as a key technology. Together with Areta, we have compiled a position paper on the levers for innovation-friendly conditions and regulatory clarity for entrepreneurs, users and investors.

Privacy is under attack. The most successful corporations of our time have built their entire business model on surveillance capitalism. The blockchain is – in its most fundamental form as a public ledger of all transactions – a privacy hell. In this multi-disciplinary essay, we summarise where Greenfield stands on this issue and explore how crypto-native solutions can address the tension between public interest and the personal need for privacy.