
Robert De Groot
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Sep 18, 2026
Financing "Europe's space": Robert de Groot of the EIB
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4:44MattHOST
Tell us what that is and what does it change for the companies that might benefit on the end?

Robert de GrootGUEST
Well, we're really trying to create the ecosystem around space and not only the ecosystem but also including the supply chain.

Robert de GrootGUEST
So the bigger companies but also the suppliers who are mostly SMEs and mid-cap and goes all the way down to very small companies with very specific expertise.

Robert de GrootGUEST
So the tech EU is an umbrella for the many fields of technology where Europe really has to invest, whether it's AI or supercomputing or, in this case, space.

Robert de GrootGUEST
So for example, if you look at what this digital revolution over the past decade has brought us, in essence, it's all about data.

Robert de GrootGUEST
So we not only need satellites far up in the higher orbits of space, but we also want them in the lower orbits to have a look at who owns which property.
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11:42MattHOST
Why should those citizens care about investment in space?
Robert de Groot and Web3 Privacy Now
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Jade DohertyHOST
And with the events that you've organized or been involved in, like you did mention at the beginning of the call, what have you seen about how the industry, particularly, I suppose, the Ethereum community is thinking about privacy, like what it really thinks versus what is maybe going on and what is sort of publicly put out there? Is there any difference between what is said and what is thought, in your opinion?

Robert de GrootGUEST
Initially, of course, if we're talking about the Ethereum community, I consider myself agnostic having worked on different ecosystems in blockchain.

Robert de GrootGUEST
Ethereum, of course, as a system was designed without privacy initially because the tech wasn't there yet.

Robert de GrootGUEST
And with the advent of zero-knowledge systems and morph encryption and other forms of protection on the chain shielding, where they can add it now.
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Jade DohertyHOST
And yet we kind of seem to see a lot of institutions at least doing something even without privacy and kind of trusting that Ethereum might be transparent, but it seems unlikely to get hacked.