Europe

Sweden’s Sveriges Riksbank has released a new analysis on the role of stablecoins in the modern financial system. The report discusses how stablecoins have expanded beyond their original place in...

Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager with €2.2 trillion in AUM, has formally entered the on-chain finance race, launching the first tokenized share class of a Euro-denominated money market fund on...

Visa is moving deeper into blockchain-powered payments announcing a strategic partnership with digital asset infrastructure provider Aquanow to expand stablecoin settlement across CEMEA; that is, Central and Eastern Europe, the...

Securitize has secured regulatory authorization from Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) to operate a digital asset trading and settlement system under the European Union’s DLT Pilot Regime. The approval...

A top European Central Bank policymaker has warned that a sharp run on stablecoins might force the ECB to rethink its interest-rate path. Olaf Sleijpen said the rapid growth of...

Swiss-based AMINA Bank has achieved a major regulatory milestone. This approval came from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA), which granted a MiCA license to its subsidiary, AMINA (Austria) AG. This...

Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has publicly set a target for a first issuance of the digital euro in 2029, provided the necessary legislation is...

The European Union is preparing to ban the trading and use of A7A5, a Ruble-backed stablecoin with ties to Russia’s sanctioned Promsvyazbank (PSB). Effective November 25, the EU A7A5 stablecoin...

RippleX has spotlighted Schuman’s EURØP stablecoin as part of its push to advance regulated digital finance across Europe. The euro-backed asset, built on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), complies with the...

Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, thanked Luxembourg’s Finance Minister, Gilles Roth, for his proactive and involved approach to digital asset regulation. Alderoty referenced a recent meeting where they explored...

ECB President Christine Lagarde reignited criticism of Bitcoin, stating it has no “underlying value”, again positioning it as a speculative technology rather than real money.  She framed her remarks as...

At a Baltic conference on digital money, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone argued that a digital euro will protect Europe’s financial independence and strengthen public trust.  He told policymakers...

France warned it could challenge the ability of crypto firms licensed in one EU country to operate across the bloc, raising the stakes in Europe’s rollout of the Markets in...

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is making a major push to establish the EU’s MiCA framework as the global standard for stablecoins, calling for stricter oversight of all...

The Financial Times reports that the European Central Bank (ECB) is accelerating its Digital Euro planning and actively considering public blockchains like Ethereum and Solana (instead of a private, ECB-controlled...

Robinhood Markets is facing regulatory scrutiny in the European Union following its rollout of blockchain-based stock tokens tied to the private firms OpenAI and SpaceX. The campaign, which started on...

Christine Lagarde, the current president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has reassured the public that the digital Euro will consider the needs of all users. Lagarde has reiterated the...

Robinhood has taken a bold step toward merging traditional finance with blockchain technology by launching a new tokenized stock trading platform exclusively for European investors.  The new service, which is...

In a quiet yet potentially monumental shift, the European Central Bank (ECB) has included technology from the XRP Ledger to its wholesale DLT sandbox.  The move, revealed in the ECB’s...

The EU has paused clawing back on €21 billion of US imports such as steel, aluminum, cars, motorcycles, and poultry, to allow time for negotiations. However, this suspension expires on...

The EU’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is facing a significant test as member nations have expressed concern over the potential effect of approvals by relatively small nations. A...

Switzerland’s Federal Council has adopted a new bill that sets the stage for the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) on crypto assets with 74 partner countries. This group includes all...

Backpack crypto wallet and exchange has initiated the process for former FTX EU customers to claim their Euro funds.  Eligible FTX customers can do so after completing a two-step process...

At the European Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2025 held in Dublin, Eurogroup President and Ireland’s Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe, announced the EU’s intention to implement strong regulations with the goal of...

Europe is adopting stringent anti-money laundering standards that prohibit privacy coins and anonymous crypto account operations starting from July 1, 2027.  Crypto service providers (CASPs) including exchanges and financial institutions...