Bitkom on EDPB’s “Guidelines 02/2025 on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies
Bitkom welcomes the initiative of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to provide clarity through specific guidelines on the application of the GDPR to blockchain technologies. The draft provides a sound basis for discussion, but at the same time raises questions in several areas – particularly with regard to technical feasibility, innovation-friendliness and legal enforceability in decentralised infrastructures.
Blockchain technology offers a wide range of opportunities for trustworthy digital infrastructures. Data protection and innovation are not mutually exclusive – they must be considered together and interlinked in a technically and legally sound manner.
