Amsterdam-based Qivalis has received regulatory approval from the Dutch central bank to move toward issuing euro-denominated electronic money tokens for institutional use.
E.ON Drive Infrastructure has acquired the BP Pulse fast-charging network in the Netherlands, adding 370 charging points to its operations under the Essent brand.
The Dutch tax authority is abandoning its Microsoft 365 migration project in favor of self-hosted infrastructure and European open-source software to ensure digital sovereignty.
Graduate Ventures has launched a €125 million second seed fund to support Dutch tech startups, with €100 million already secured from prominent entrepreneurs and institutional investors.
Graduate Ventures has raised €100 million for its new €125 million seed fund, backed by high-profile tech executives to support Dutch university spinouts.
The Dutch government has scrapped plans to tax unrealized Bitcoin gains following significant backlash from investors.
The Netherlands has scrapped a proposed 36% tax on unrealized cryptocurrency gains to prevent an investor exodus and shift focus toward taxing only realized profits.
The Dutch government plans to shift to a realized capital gains tax system by 2028, potentially impacting how Bitcoin and other digital assets are taxed.
The Netherlands plans to introduce a tax on unrealized Bitcoin gains starting in 2028, shifting to a mark-to-market taxation system for digital assets.
The Netherlands has initiated the DAWO project to transition government agencies to a sovereign digital ecosystem based on the open-source NixOS operating system by 2027.
The Netherlands is building a sovereign software ecosystem based on NixOS to replace Microsoft products, with a full release planned for late 2027.
The Netherlands has cut its 2040 hydrogen demand forecast by 57%, shifting its energy strategy toward direct electrification and away from hydrogen-based heating and power generation.
Amsterdam-based fintech Duqu has raised €1.5 million to scale its invoice-based lending platform and white-label AI underwriting engine for financial institutions.
TotalEnergies and Velian have won a regional concession to operate and expand public charging infrastructure across 43 municipalities in the Netherlands.
BlackRock has been selected to manage nearly €70 billion in assets for the Dutch pension fund BpfBouw, marking a significant recovery after losing major mandates in 2025.
Amsterdam-based neurotech startup Phosphoenix has raised €1.3 million to advance its brain-implant technology designed to restore vision for people with profound blindness.
France is backing Dutch candidate Klaas Knot for the ECB presidency in exchange for securing the chief economist role for a French official.
Lidl Netherlands has completed its network of six fast-charging hubs for electric trucks, aiming to transition all 440 of its Dutch stores to electric delivery by 2027.
Dutch startup Greencovery has raised €1 million to scale its cocoa upcycling technology, with an additional €3 million funding round currently in progress.
Dutch AgTech startup Gravity Gardens has secured €2.6 million in seed funding to scale its chemical-free seed activation technology, bringing its total raised capital to over €3 million.
