IOTA Becomes A Founding Member of New International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA)Commissioner Mariya Gabriel and Director-General Roberto Viola to Host Digital Signing; IOTA’s Director of Social Impact and Public Regulatory Affairs Appointed to INATBA Board of DirectorsBrussels, Belgium, April 3, 2019- IOTA Foundation, a non-profit foundation focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and permissionless ecosystem development, announced today it has joined the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) as a founding member. INATBA’s core directive is to promote the use of DLT technology by developing a predictable, transparent and trust-based global framework. INATBA offers developers and users of DLT a global forum to interact with regulators and policymakers and bring DLT and blockchain technology to the next stage.The initiative is an outgrowth of the EU Blockchain Industry Round Table, a European Commission-hosted group convened to identify the right conditions for DLT to flourish. The Association was legally formed in March with more than 100 founding members, including major DLT and blockchain providers, large-scale users, start-ups, and business and sectoral associations.Digital Signing at the European Commission HeadquartersThe digital signing of the INATBA Charter at the European Commission headquarters will be hosted by European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, who will give a keynote speech, and Director-General Roberto Viola. The digital signatures will be hashed on IOTA’s Tangle network, in addition to other DLTs, to create an immutable audit trail of the signing. In connection with the founding of the Association, Julie Maupin, IOTA’s Director of Social Impact and Public Regulatory Affairs, was elected to serve on the INATBA board of directors.“Developing a regulatory framework around distributed ledger and blockchain technologies is essential to their widespread adoption and growth. We have established our own Public Regulatory Affairs team to lead this effort and are excited to be one of the founding members of INATBA. The strength and size of this association, as well as the support of the European Commission and other governments, only further shows the future limitless potential for Distributed Ledger Technologies,” said Dominik Schiener, co-founder and co-chair of IOTA Foundation.The organizations named below have committed to INATBA’s goals of developing interoperability guidelines and standards, transparent and inclusive governance, and ongoing constructive dialogue with authorities and regulators. The organization believes this approach will be a significant driver of distributed ledger technology innovation and uptake.As part of this collaborative approach, INATBA’s founders enshrined four goals:Maintain a permanent and constructive dialogue with public authorities and regulators that will contribute to the convergence of regulatory approaches to blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies globally.Promote an open, transparent and inclusive global model of governance for blockchain and other distributed ledger technology infrastructures and applications — a model that reflects the shared interests of stakeholders from industry, start-ups and SMEs, civil society organisations, governments and international organisations.Support the development and adoption of interoperability guidelines, specifications and global standards, to enhance trusted, traceable, user-centric digital services and uphold an open, transparent and inclusive method of multi-stakeholder cooperation.Develop sector-specific guidelines and specifications for the development and acceleration of trusted sectorial blockchain and DLT applications in specific sectors (i.e. financial services, health, supply chain, energy and financial inclusion).The organizations are asking other like-minded blockchain stakeholders to join INATBA and help drive the development and deployment of the technology across the globe. For more information on INATBA, visit: https://www.inatba.org/.For information on IOTA and its work with regulators and policymakers, please visit: https://www.iota.org/get-started/for-regulators-and-policymakersThe founding organizations include:21 Consulting GmbHAB InBev (Anheuser-Busch InBev)AboutGovernance B.V.ACCENTUREACCORD PROJECT, LLCALASTRIAALIS Co., Ltd.Ambrosus (Represented by Innolab Engineering SARL)BANK FRICK & CO AGBarclays Services LimitedBBFA LTDBBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.)Berkeley Research Group (UK) Ltd. (thinkBRG)Billon Group LtdBillon Sp. z o.oBitfury Holding B.V.Blockchain Bundesverband e.v. (Bundesblock)Blockchain Centre VilniusBlockchain Hungary AssociationBLOCKCHAIN ITALIA SRLBlockchance UGBoerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures GmbHBOTLabs GmbHBPCEBUIDL, Ltd.Caisse des dépôts et consignationsCARDANO StiftungCASHLINK Technologies GmbHČeská fintech asociace, z.s.Chaintip B.V.Climate Change Coalition (Novasphere)COALA (Coalition d’Applications Légales Automatisées)COCIR (COMITE EUROPEEN DE COORDINATION DES INDUSTRIES RADIOLOGIQUES ELECTROMEDICALES ET D’INFORMATIQUE DE SANTE)COCUS AktiengesellschaftCoinarmy Bilisim Teknolojileri Ticaret Anonim SirketiCOMPELLIO SAConsenSys AGDatafloq B.V.DECENT International, a.s.DEON DIGITALDeutsche Börse AGDeutsche Telekom AGDIGITAL GRID CorporationDLC Distributed Ledger Consulting GmbHDNV GL Business Assurance Group ASECLIPSE FOUNDATIONECSDA (European Central Securities Depositories Association)EFN (FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES ASSOCIATIONS INFIRMIERES )ELECTRINA HOLDINGS DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANYENGIEENTERPRISE ETHEREUM ALLIANCE INC.ERTICO (European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Coordination Organisation)EVAN GmbHEveris BelgiqueFractal Blockchain GmbHFujitsu Technology SolutionsFUTURE ENERGY FOUNDATION LIMITEDGnosis LimitedGuardTime ASIBM BELGIUMIntesa SanPaoloIOTA FoundationIPDB Foundation e.V. (Interplanetary Database Foundation e.V.)iPoint-systems gmbhITALIA 4 BLOCKCHAINJolocom GmbHKonfidio UGKriptomatKunfud Cero Seis, SLLEDGERLisk StiftungL’OREALLukso Blockchain GmbHLYNKEUSMADANA UGNEC EUROPE LTDOdilia GmbHParkinGO International SAQPQ LimitedQUANT NETWORK LTDR3 LLCRaoof Consultancy LimitedRepsol SARiddle & Code GmbHRipple Labs Inc.RoyaltyRange (Intangible Range Ltd.)S. ESTEBAN CONSULTING LIMITEDSAP SEScrypt.MediaSIA S.p.A.slock.it GmbHSovrin FoundationStablecoin Integration servies Danmark IVSStichting FIBREESTOKR S.A.Summitto B.V.SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)Tangany GmbHTechGDPR DPC GmbHTelefónica SAthinkBLOCKtankUnibright IT UGVolksbank Mittweida eGWE.TRADE INNOVATIONYoti LtdAbout the IOTA FoundationIOTA is a not-for-profit foundation incorporated and registered in Germany. The IOTA Foundation’s mission is to support the development and standardization of new distributed ledger technologies (DLT), specifically the IOTA Tangle. The IOTA Tangle is an innovative type of DLT specifically designed for the Internet of Things (IoT) environment. It is an open-source protocol facilitating novel Machine-to-Machine (M2M) interactions, including secure data transfer, fee-less real-time micropayments, and the collection and dissemination of sensor-based and other data. www.iota.orgCONTACT:Cara [email protected] Becomes A Founding Member of New International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications… was originally published in IOTA on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.