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The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the functioning of the EU’s MiCA regime, with feedback due by Aug. 31, 2026, in a move that will shape how crypto rules are applied across the bloc. The European Commission…
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Qivalis has expanded its European banking alliance to 37 institutions after onboarding 25 additional banks ahead of its planned euro stablecoin launch in the second half of 2026. According to a May 20 announcement, the Amsterdam-based consortium added new members…
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Acting Labor Secretary Sandlin’s push for earlier Fed cuts clashes with a cautious central bank, leaving crypto trading a “higher for longer” regime even as the political drumbeat for easing grows louder. Nagel, who heads Germany’s Bundesbank and sits on…
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ECB held rates at April 30 meeting but Lagarde stressed rising inflation and growth risks from Iran war, signaling June hike possibility. KelpDAO announced April 30 it has completed its committed contribution to the recovery fund, providing 2,000 ETH in treasury…
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ECB backs shifting supervision of systemic crypto firms and venues from national regulators to esma as part of a wider eu capital markets integration push. The European Central Bank (ECB) has endorsed an EU plan to shift supervision of systemically…
Opinion
Predictable rules, EU-wide market access, and compliance as a competitive signal, that’s how MiCA is reshaping crypto in Europe.
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The European Union is preparing a sweeping ban on cryptocurrency transactions involving Russian entities, even as Russian financial firms accelerate efforts to institutionalize crypto investment products at home. EU targets Russian crypto with sweeping ban According to a recent Financial…
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Bybit EU has secured a three-year title partnership with the Stockholm Open, renaming the tournament the Bybit Stockholm Open from 2026 to 2028.
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A 10‑bank consortium is launching Qivalis, a euro‑pegged stablecoin led by ex‑Coinbase Germany CEO Jan‑Oliver Sell to challenge dollar‑based tokens and boost European payments autonomy from 2H 2026. A consortium of 10 European banks has established a company called Qivalis…
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Ramp Network becomes fully operational across the EU as a licensed Crypto Asset Service Provider.
Markets
Crypto prices crashed on Monday morning, with the total crypto market cap dropping 2.4% to $3.2 trillion as investor sentiment further deteriorated amid fresh tariff war concerns. Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest crypto asset, dropped 3% to nearly $92,250 on…
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From Jan. 1, 2026, DAC8 forces crypto platforms serving EU users to collect KYC and transaction data on trades and withdrawals, including to self-custody wallets. Cryptocurrency firms operating in the European Union began collecting tax data on January 1, 2026,…
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The stablecoin market surpasses $280B, drawing warnings from the ECB about systemic risks and triggering a push for tighter regulation worldwide. The global stablecoin market has surpassed $280 billion in combined market capitalization, reaching a new record that has drawn…
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A steep drop in financial markets and cryptocurrencies? That’s officially a top concern for the European Central Bank’s Alvaro Santos Pereira.
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Brussels is eyeing a Wall Street-style playbook as it pushes for a single regulator to oversee crypto exchanges and trading platforms across the EU. According to a Financial Times report, the European Commission wants to propose expanding the role of…
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Overregulation threatens to remove Europe’s edge in digital assets, says Wojciech Kaszycki, CSO of BTCS. A few years ago, Europe looked like the leader in crypto regulation. Today, that leadership is slipping. As global regulatory frameworks for crypto begin to…
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