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ECB Warns Stablecoin Run Could Ignite ‘Fire Sale’ Shock in US Treasury Markets
Stablecoins like USDT and USDC are considered risky, with the ECB warning that runs could disrupt US Treasury markets while eurozone exposur...
“Luxembourg HODLs”: EU Finance Hub Invests 1% of Sovereign Wealth Fund in Bitcoin
Major European financial centre, Luxembourg, has allocated 1% of the funds held in the nation’s Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (F...
EU Eyes Centralised Oversight of Stock and Crypto Exchanges to Rival US Markets
The European Commission is developing a plan to place stock and cryptocurrency exchanges under the direct oversight of the European Securiti...
Amundi Eyes Bitcoin ETN Launch, Signaling Major Shift in European Institutional Adoption
Europe’s largest asset manager, Amundi, is preparing to introduce Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs), a significant development in the r...
EU Urged to Back Euro Stablecoins to Challenge Dollar Dominance
Pierre Gramegna, managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), has urged the European Union to strengthen support for euro-de...
EU Watchdog Recommends Ban on Multi-Issuance Stablecoins Amid Regulatory Push
The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has issued a recommendation calling for a ban on multi-issuance stablecoins, arguing that such token...
EU Finance Ministers Edge Closer to Agreement on Digital Euro
EU finance ministers have advanced talks on the proposed digital euro this week, securing a compromise that would give them direct input on ...
Bitcoin and Co in the Green as Trump Declares “Biggest Deal Ever”, Avoids EU-US Tariff War
The US and Europe have just avoided a full-on trade war. While also playing golf in Scotland, US President Donald Trump met with European Co...
Bank for International Settlements Warns Stablecoins Fail Key Test
Stablecoins are enjoying growing popularity and even an increase in regulatory clarity. The European Union has comprehensive rules for the c...
Europe Surges Ahead in Crypto Adoption as France Eyes Nation-State Bitcoin Reserve
Europe has overtaken the US in the regulatory race for crypto dominance, and it shows in the trading numbers: EU has surged up 70% in the fi...
Blockchain Group Secures €300M Partnership with TOBAM to Become Europe’s First Bitcoin Treasury Company
The Blockchain Group is escalating its bitcoin acquisition strategy with a new capital program designed to feed its treasury directly with B...
European Financial Regulator Warns of Rising Crypto Threat to Financial Stability
The European Union’s main financial watchdog is once again sounding the alarm on crypto. This time, it’s not about scams, fraud, or shad...