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June 18, 2019

Monerium gets licence to issue e-money on blockchains

As the first company to get a licence to issue e-money on blockchains, Monerium has a countermove for Europe.


Mimi Billing

5 min read

The e-money startup Monerium is the first to issue e-money on blockchain.

As Facebook takes a step forward into making its own cryptocurrency, the small Icelandic startup Monerium is taking a giant leap in modernising fiat currencies.

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Group picture of the Monerium founders Hjörtur Hjartarson, Sveinn Valfells, Jón Helgi Egilsson and Gísli Kristjánsson
The founders of Monerium, from the left: Hjörtur Hjartarson, Sveinn Valfells, Jón Helgi Egilsson and Gísli Kristjánsson.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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