Europe
The €7 million investment marks Luxembourg’s first sovereign exposure to Bitcoin
The central bank signed agreements with firms for fraud, payments, and app services ahead of a potential launch
Partnership will bring EURC and USDC to regulated trading, settlement and custody infrastructure under MiCAR rules
New AJUP product on SIX Swiss Exchange gives investors institutional exposure to Solana’s core liquidity engine
Nine banks plan MiCA-regulated token to challenge dollar dominance and strengthen Europe’s payments autonomy
YO’s new yoEUR vault lands as incentives try to pull EURC onchain, but fragmented bridges and caps keep markets segmented
The new system aims to unify Europe’s fragmented tokenized asset settlement and cut cross-border costs
We’re talking about FTX here, so we could have anticipated that things wouldn’t go as smoothly as planned
US tariffs may lower Euro Area GDP by 0.4%, the Institute of International Finance estimated
Two stablecoin firms made announcements this week, with one raising an undisclosed amount and Paxos expanding into the EU through an acquisition
Plus, the EU’s first DLT pilot regime is set to debut next month
The retail crowd is engaging with Robinhood both on and off chain, general manager Johann Kerbrat said
Plus, this election just isn’t about crypto
The acquisition is set to bring nine European-listed crypto ETPs under San Francisco-based Bitwise’s brand
Hawaii is “part of a broader momentum” toward crypto regulatory clarity worldwide, Coinbase’s chief policy officer tells Blockworks
Plus, ether ETF issuers hand in their revised S-1 documents today and analysts say trading could start as soon as this week
MiCA is definitely a step in the right direction, but restrictions on stablecoin issuance and transactions still need work
Circle has received a license to operate in the EU under the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation
Marathon Digital’s latest heating project in Finland part of broader vision to “drive the advancement of the digital asset compute industry,” CEO says
Plus, is crypto regulation really worth it?
Last month’s crypto-related trade volumes via the investment app were roughly five times those seen in September 2023
The FCA said Monday it would not object to such products being offered to professional investors