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Bitcoin Developments in Denmark

The Startup Magazine

In fact, some of the earliest and most active users of bitcoin are in Europe. Europe has been a hotbed of bitcoin activity since the early days of cryptocurrency. One of the first real-world uses of bitcoin was for buying and selling illegal drugs on Silk Road, an online black market that was popular in Europe.

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5 reasons why Germany is the best country for startups

The Next Web

Germany has been a startup ecosystem on the rise for quite some time now. In 2019, the country was ranked number one in Europe for startups by NimbleFins. EY reported that Germany’s top 100 startups received a total of $11.1 billion in funding in 2019, a significant increase from the $6.3 billion reached in 2018.

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The Research and Development Tax Credit: A Comprehensive Guide

The Startup Magazine

Any businesses that are obligated to pay taxes in Germany according to the terms of the Income Tax Act and the Corporation Tax Act, insofar as they create revenue in conformance with Section 2 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Number 1 to 3 of the Income Tax Act, are eligible to make a claim. A decrease in the tax rate that you pay.

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Peter Thiel says the Dublin Web Summit isn’t representative of ‘slacker’ Europe

The Next Web

Following comments to the Financial Times two months ago criticising the continent, venture capitalist Peter Thiel today dismissed Dublin Web Summit with its 20,000+ attendees as “not representative of Europe”. How would my life have turned out if I grew up in Germany instead? Entrepreneur Europe News Peter Thiel politics Web Summit'

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Mattress company Emma is fastest-growing startup in Europe

The Next Web

For the fifth year in a row Adyen and TNW teamed up to find the fastest growing companies in Europe’s six hottest startup ecosystems: the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, and Sweden.

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A Guide to Conducting Business In France

The Startup Magazine

Also, the market in France has a very high purchasing power – as Europe’s second-largest economy, and the world’s sixth largest. Europe’s largest road network is in France, and it also has Europe’s second-biggest high-speed railway network. Japan, and Germany. France Has Low Set-Up Expenses.

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Social Music Streaming With Frenzapp Music

YoungUpstarts

He was also previously CTO of Vivendi Mobile Entertainment, which operates a subscription based PC/Mobile/TV service for music and movies in France and Germany. Bitsmedia currently develops iPhone applications for Universal Music in Europe and Australia.