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Ripple expands European footprint with AMINA stablecoin payment partnership
12.12.2025
Ripple Payments partnered with Swiss crypto bank Amina to plug its fiat-to-stablecoin payment infrastructure into the FINMA-regulated institution
Ripple Payments Lands First European Bank Client in AMINA
12.12.2025
AMINA is said to be able to process cross-border flows involving fiat currencies and stablecoins, including Ripple’s own RLUSD
ECB Plans Digital Euro Launch by 2029 to Enhance European Strategic Autonomy
10.12.2025
European Central Bank outlines comprehensive strategy for digital euro implementation, targeting first issuance by 2029 with pilot exercises beginning in 2027. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced its comprehensive digital euro strategy on December 9, 2025, detailing plans to develop a digital...
Analysts Warn: EU Reparations Loan Could Upend Global Economic Landscape
9.12.2025
Analysts warn that the so-called reparation loans proposal revealed by the EU on Wednesday, which would transfer part of the over $200 billion in Russian assets frozen to support the Ukrainian war effort, might fundamentally alter the global economic landscape. EU’s Reparation Loan Proposal Could...
‘European SEC’ proposal sparks licensing concerns, institutional ambitions
6.12.2025
Legal experts are concerned that transforming ESMA into the “European SEC” may hinder the licensing of crypto and fintech in the region
European Crypto Scam Network Dismantled After Laundering $815M
5.12.2025
Authorities across Europe took down a massive crypto fraud and laundering network tied to fake investment platforms, deepfake ads and call-center operations
EU Seeks to Transfer Crypto Oversight to Bloc's Securities and Markets Authority
5.12.2025
The European Commission wants to get rid of fragmentation from differing supervisory approaches in member states
BNP Paribas Joins European Bank Consortium for Euro-Backed Stablecoin Launch
3.12.2025
Ten major european banks collaborate to develop regulated digital euro payment solution through newly established Qivalis entity. BNP Paribas has joined a consortium of ten European banks to launch a euro-backed stablecoin through Qivalis, a dedicated entity established in the Netherlands....
BNP Paribas Joins EU Bank Stablecoin Venture Helmed by Ex-Coinbase Germany Exec
2.12.2025
The group of 10 banks plans to introduce its euro stablecoin next year under a new Dutch entity named Qivalis
Kucoin Secures MiCAR License for Europe-Wide Crypto Services
2.12.2025
Kucoin has obtained a MiCAR license in Austria, giving its European entity the ability to offer regulated crypto services across 29 EEA countries. The approval marks a major milestone in the exchange’s global compliance strategy and strengthens its position as a fully regulated digital asset...
European Authorities Seize $1.51B Bitcoin-Mixing Service Cryptomixer
1.12.2025
Europol dismantled a crypto-mixing platform it said is used by ransomware groups and darknet markets to launder bitcoin, seizing servers, data and $29 million in BTC
European Asset Manager Amundi Debuts Tokenized Share Class on Ethereum
28.11.2025
The tokenized share class provides investors with blockchain-based access to Amundi’s euro cash fund, enabling faster, round-the-clock trading
Crypto Exchange KuCoin's European Arm Wins MiCA License in Austria
28.11.2025
KuCoin EU obtained a Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation license in Austria, allowing it to offer regulated services across the EEA
Dutch Bitcoin Asset Manager Blockrise Obtains MiCAR License for European Expansion
27.11.2025
Blockrise secures a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation license, positioning itself as a regulated bitcoin-only platform across the European Union. Rotterdam-based Blockrise, a Dutch bitcoin startup, has been granted a license by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) under the...
Dual Markets: Securitize Earns EU Approval for Digitized Market Infrastructure on Avalanche
27.11.2025
Securitize has secured full regulatory approval to operate as both an Investment Firm and a Trading & Settlement System (TSS) in the European Union, setting the stage for a new onchain market infrastructure built atop Avalanche. Securitize Gains EU Green Light to Operate Digital-Asset TSS...
U.S. Hours Account for Nearly All of Bitcoin’s November Losses
25.11.2025
BTC drifts or stabilizes during Asia trading hours, softens slightly during the European handover and then absorbs most of its losses once U.S. equity markets open
Ondo Secures EU Approval to Offer Tokenized Stocks and ETFs Across Europe
20.11.2025
Ondo Global Markets said that it received regulatory authorization from the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority to offer tokenized stocks and ETFs to retail investors across the European Economic Area, enabling compliant, onchain exposure to U.S. markets for more than 500 million investors...
Europol Traces $55 Million in Crypto Linked to Digital Piracy Services
20.11.2025
Europol, working with the European Union Intellectual Property Office and Spain’s National Police, said on Nov. 19, 2025, that investigators traced roughly $55 million in cryptocurrency connected to illicit streaming and other digital piracy services. The operation identified 69 targeted sites...
Revolut Enlists Polygon for Stablecoin Remittances in UK and EEA
18.11.2025
Revolut customers in the UK and non-European Union EEA countries can do crypto remittances in USDC, USDT, and POL
Pooled Order Books in the Crosshairs as EU Regulators Look to Tighten MiCA Oversight
12.11.2025
The European Securities and Markets Authority is preparing to take greater, more centralized control of crypto regulation across the 27-country trading block, according to reports