How is the UK blockchain landscape faring today in the post-Brexit, post-Covid world? — on
Written by Sean Kiernan CEO of Greengage
On 3rd November 2021, a group of organisations launched the results of a major new mapping exercise to examine the current state of the industry. Greengage, Deep Knowledge Analytics and the Big Innovation Centre published a landmark piece of research in partnership with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain (APPG Blockchain) which gives a comprehensive overview of the state of the UK industry in 2021, including a mind map of companies, investors, hubs and government agencies. Addressed by leading parliamentarians, including Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE and Martin Docherty-Hughes MP, the launch event discussed how the UK is becoming an epicentre for Blockchain and asked what else it needs to do to cement its position.
Opening the event, Lord Holmes argued that there are many reasons to be cheerful about what’s happening in Britain’s Blockchain scene and expressed his pleasure that this industry has moved from theoretical ideas and proofs of concept into real world projects happening in real time. He argued that these projects are now making a difference to people up and down the country but also stressed that it is not just Blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) alone that is advancing this revolution, but…
