Tag: Europe

Quick Breakdown  Kraken has expanded its xStocks tokenized equity platform to Europe, easing investor access to U.S. markets. Over $3.84 billion in xStocks trade volume has been recorded since launch in June. Support is expanding to BNB Chain, Tron, and other blockchains to enhance adoption. Kraken Opens U.S. Equity Access ...

Quick Breakdown  Backpack EU, operating as Trek Labs Europe, has launched a perpetual futures platform in Europe. The company refunded all former FTX EU customers before relaunching. CySEC reinstated its MiFID II license after a €200,000 settlement for past violations. Backpack steps in after acquiring FTX EU and settling with ...

Quick Breakdown  ECB is pushing ahead with plans for a digital euro despite lawmakers’ concerns. Critics warn of privacy risks and potential harm to commercial banks. Legislation could pass in 2026, with a full rollout expected by 2029. Digital euro debate reignites in European Parliament The European Central Bank (ECB) ...

European policymakers are accelerating work on the digital euro after Washington’s landmark stablecoin legislation heightened fears of eroding the euro’s global influence. Momentum in Brussels picked up after President Donald Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (Genius Act) in July, according to people familiar ...

Dutch cryptocurrency service provider Amdax is set to establish a Bitcoin-focused treasury company, AMBTS B.V., with plans to list on Amsterdam’s Euronext stock exchange. The move signals a growing trend among European firms following in the footsteps of U.S. companies by incorporating Bitcoin into corporate treasury strategies. According to the ...

European companies are increasingly adding Bitcoin to their balance sheets as corporate interest in the asset grows across the region. On July 22, Sweden-based Fragbite Group AB announced its first foray into Bitcoin. ????JUST IN: ???????? Fragbite Group purchased their first 4.3 BTC ???? pic.twitter.com/58JZTA5uBB — NLNico (@btcNLNico) July 22, ...

The Blockchain Group, recognized as Europe’s first publicly listed Bitcoin treasury firm, has bolstered its Bitcoin reserves with the purchase of an additional 22 BTC, pushing its total holdings close to the 2,000 BTC mark. In a statement released this week, the Euronext Growth Paris-listed company confirmed it completed another ...

Robinhood is laying the groundwork for a major blockchain-powered expansion into Europe, with plans to launch a network that would allow retail investors to trade tokenized U.S. securities, according to sources cited in a recent Bloomberg report. The fintech brokerage is reportedly considering blockchain contenders Arbitrum and the Solana Foundation ...

Meta has received the go-ahead from the European Data Protection Board to begin training its artificial intelligence models with publicly shared content from its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. In a blog post published on April 14, the tech giant revealed that it will now use posts and ...

In a strategic move to broaden its global footprint, PayProtocol, the entity behind Paycoin (PCI), has announced the upcoming launch of a Mastercard-powered crypto debit card, set to go live on April 30. According to a statement shared on the company’s Medium page, the card—developed in collaboration with Swiss neobank ...