On November 22, Belgium plans to accelerate the development of a European blockchain infrastructure during its term as rotating presidency of the European Council in 2024, to store and manage official documents such as driver's licenses and property certificates. The proposal was put forward by Mathieu Michel, Belgium's Secretary of State for Digitalization, with the aim of promoting European digital sovereignty.This infrastructure will reshape the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) project launched by the European Commission in 2018, renamed as "Europeum" and built as the European Digital Infrastructure Alliance (EDIC).

On November 21st, Fence, a blockchain debt automation management platform headquartered in Madrid, Spain, announced the completion of a €1.8 million Pre-Seed round of financing. Semantic.vc led the investment, with participation from Crane Earth, Actyus, and a group of angel investors.

On November 21st, the Blockchain Association provided new support for six plaintiffs who sued the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury for sanctioning the mixer Tornado Cash. In its amicus brief submitted to the US Court of Appeals, the association argued that OFAC's decision to approve the privacy protocol was not only illegal, but also exceeded its statutory authority, and was both "arbitrary and capricious," violating the US Constitution.

The North American Blockchain Summit (NABS) changed its location and name in 2023, attracting hundreds of crypto and blockchain enthusiasts to Fort Worth, Texas. The event featured politicians and industry leaders discussing policy and regulation affecting the space, including longshot Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and current lawmakers such as Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis and Texas Senator Ted Cruz. The event had a patriotic and U.S.-centered theme, with daily events kicking off with the playing of the U.S. national anthem and exclusive fundraisers with speakers in exchange for donations. The conference came one year before the United States is set to vote for many Senators, members of the House of Representatives, local lawmakers, and the U.S. Presidency, which could affect how Congress handles digital asset legislation moving forward into 2025.

On November 19th, NORDEK, a blockchain company, announced the launch of a $10 million grant program called "NORDEK Finnovate", which will provide strategic financing, expert guidance, and networking opportunities for NORDEK's Web3 payment projects on the blockchain.

Argentine presidential candidate Sergio Massa has proposed using blockchain technology for national financial supervision. He suggests implementing a blockchain-based system to monitor the execution of national accounts and budgets. Massa states that this system will benefit citizens and the country by increasing transparency of expenditures and revenues through providing this data to the public. (news.bitcoin)

Scientists from Monash University and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia have created the most efficient quantum-safe encryption algorithm to date, called "LaV". The algorithm uses end-to-end encryption to resist the powerful attacks of quantum computers, and is expected to strengthen the security of systems such as online transactions, instant messaging services, data privacy, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain. The relevant paper has been submitted to the 43rd International Cryptology Conference held in Santa Barbara, USA.

According to CoinDesk, blockchain startup Kinto announced that it has completed a $5 million financing this year, which will be used to develop an Ethereum Layer2 network based on OP Stack that complies with anti-money laundering laws. The network aims to connect financial institutions and real-world assets through DeFi.According to RootData, Kinto received $1.5 million in Pre-Seed financing from Kyber Capital Crypto earlier this year.Recently, Kinto completed another $3.5 million financing round, led by Kyber Capital Crypto, Spartan Group, and Parafi, with participation from SkyBridge Capital, Kraynos, Soft Holdings, Deep Ventures, Modular, Tane, and Robot Ventures.

ChainCatcher news, according to an official announcement, blockchain investment analysis platform Blockin.ai has announced that it now officially supports the Tron network.<br>

Golden Finance reported that Neofin, a global CeDeFi protocol company, announced a partnership with blockchain infrastructure company Kanalabs to expand its global blockchain ecosystem.