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04.04 / 11:13

Blockchain Provident Digital Aware Europe Platform Action European Traditional Finance Banks Join Forces for Blockchain-Based Digital Bonds Trading Platform

Major European banks SEB and Crédit Agricole have launched so|bond, a new blockchain-based platform for issuing digital bonds in the traditional financial sector.

04.04 / 01:49

business Adoption ETF Europe crypto ETFs Institutions ‘extremely interested’ in crypto ETFs, but buying has cooled: Survey

Institutional interest in cryptocurrencies hasn’t budged despite the market being down 60% from the all-time highs (ATH), as a majority of asset managers stated they’re “extremely interested” in crypto themed-Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

03.04 / 10:29

regulation Trading Europe banking Investment UK Crypto Companies Crypto Companies Make Complaints to UK Government Amid Banking Woes – What's Going On?

Access to banking has gotten so limited in the UK over the past few weeks that crypto companies had to complain directly to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government.

31.03 / 06:03

business regulation Europe Middle east Bankruptcy FTX EU launches withdrawal website to pay back European users

The European arm of FTX, FTX EU has launched a website to allow European customers to submit withdrawal requests.

30.03 / 10:59

business Technology Microsoft Europe Google Apple user data Government requests for user data from Big Tech increased by 25%: Report

How Big Tech companies treat user data has been controversial for so long. Meta, Apple, Google and Microsoft are often accused of collecting and selling the personal data of their users. Though, where exactly this data goes and how much of it is given over to companies and governments can still be unclear.

29.03 / 20:47

event Blockchain Technology Conference Europe week Optimism reigned at Paris Blockchain Week

Expectations for Paris Blockchain Week were relatively low considering the downbeat market conditions. However, Paris can always surprise you. Indeed, conference halls at the event were not nearly as empty or depressing as Consensus after the big crypto meltdown of 2018. People were present, and conversations were fruitful. (And yes, the croissants were, as always, delicious.)

29.03 / 08:55

Adoption Digital Currency regulation Europe European Union Euro lawmakers crypto transfers EU lawmakers push for stricter rules on anonymous crypto transfers

European Union lawmakers have adopted new draft legislation that would impose a 1000 euro ($1,083) cap on anonymous crypto asset transfers in a bid to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

28.03 / 18:01

Adoption Europe European Union Banks Central Bank banking Euro digital euro European Banking Federation shares its vision of digital euro, wCBDC, bank tokens

The European Banking Federation (EBF) has released a paper detailing its vision for the digital money ecosystem of the future, and the retail digital euro in particular. The carefully worded paper expressed values and concerns about the digital euro from the perspective of commercial banks.

27.03 / 14:31

business Europe European Union Banks UBS Credit Suisse UBS’s acquisition of Credit Suisse brings some good and bad for crypto

On Sunday, March 19, the 167-year history of banking giant Credit Suisse ended with a takeover by the largest Swiss bank, UBS. Under pressure from the Swiss government, UBS took over its ailing competitor for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.25 billion) — less than half the $8 billion market value of Credit Suisse just two days before, on Friday, March 17.

27.03 / 10:59

business defi Investments Europe European Union European DeFi startups saw 120% increase in VC investment in 2022: Data

2022 was a turbulent year for the crypto space, from an ongoing bear market and high-profile collapses of some of the industry’s most prominent players, like Terra and FTX. Despite the setbacks, venture capital (VC) investors continued to show support for crypto startups.

24.03 / 22:17

business Europe Banks Deutsche Bank Weekend European banks head into another weekend of uncertainty as default risks surge

European banks are going into the weekend with renewed fears surrounding their future, as shares of Deutsche Bank plunged over 7% on the New York Stock Exchange on March 24, after a down day on Frankfurt's markets.

23.03 / 01:55

business Europe eToro Deal eToro raises $250M after terminating SPAC deal

Trading platform eToro has secured $250 million in funding at a $3.5 billion valuation, the company announced on March 21. The Israel-based firm raised capital for the first time since 2018 after failing to go public last year through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger.

22.03 / 20:25

business event Conference Europe Retirement 'No shortage of passion in the Parisian people' for PBW amid protests — Animoca Brands CEO

Robby Yung, chief executive officer of metaverse ecosystem developer Animoca Brands, seemed to suggest that despite the recent attempts to debank crypto and protests on the streets of Paris, confidence in the space was undettered.

22.03 / 14:43

Ethereum Adoption Europe European Union Bitcoin week EU MiCA crypto regulation is a ‘balancing act’: Paris Blockchain Week 2023

Regulators and industry players highlighted a number of implications and potential impacts of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation at the Paris Blockchain Week 2023.

20.03 / 05:15

business Europe Banks Federal Reserve Central Bank Bank of England Bitcoin Fed, central banks enhance ‘swap lines’ to combat banking crisis

The United States Federal Reserve has announced a coordinated effort with five other central banks aimed at keeping the U.S. dollar flowing amid a series of banking blowups in the U.S. and in Europe.

19.03 / 23:49

business Europe Banks UBS Credit Suisse acquires UBS Group doubles offer and acquires Credit Suisse for $2B

UBS Group doubled its initial offer and agreed to buy its competitor Credit Suisse for nearly $2 billion on March 19, in a historical deal for the two biggest banks in Switzerland, the Financial Times reported.

16.03 / 17:03

CBDC regulation wallet Europe European Union European Parliament votes to form final law on EU digital wallet

European lawmakers are moving forward with the introduction of a European Union-wide digital wallet by passing a plenary vote on moving the initiative to interinstitutional negotiations.

08.03 / 23:35

markets Blockchain Europe Tokens European Union Is security tokenization the 'Amazon-moment' for blockchain technology?

Blockchain technology is like a Swiss Army knife that can provide different solutions depending on the problem. Over the past decade, the use cases for blockchain technology have grown from money and payments to decentralized exchanges and nonfungible tokens. Right now, it looks like the next major blockchain use case will be tokenized stocks.

08.03 / 17:29

regulation Europe inflation Bitcoin Bitcoin Price end asset manager NOT It’s not the end of crypto: EU asset manager gives 5 reasons why

The ongoing cryptocurrency winter and massive collapses in the industry do not mean that digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC) are doomed to fail, according to a major European asset manager.

08.03 / 11:03

Adoption regulation Europe European Union legislation EU Commission to ensure 'healthy competition' in the Metaverse

Considering the regulatory struggle to keep up with ever-evolving innovations, Margrethe Vestager, the executive vice president of the European Commission, recommended a headstart into brainstorming implications of technologies such as the Metaverse and ChatGPT.

03.03 / 17:57

Stablecoin Adoption Europe Tether coinbase European Union Euro Backed Regulation and risk: Factors driving demand for a euro-backed stablecoin

Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency offering investors price stability. The most popular stablecoins are those backed by the United States dollar — the world’s leading reserve currency. Others are less popular and not widely used, so many may not have heard of alternatives if they haven’t searched for them.

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