Europe

We’re talking about FTX here, so we could have anticipated that things wouldn’t go as smoothly as planned

US tariffs may lower Euro Area GDP by 0.4%, the Institute of International Finance estimated

Two stablecoin firms made announcements this week, with one raising an undisclosed amount and Paxos expanding into the EU through an acquisition

Plus, the EU’s first DLT pilot regime is set to debut next month

The retail crowd is engaging with Robinhood both on and off chain, general manager Johann Kerbrat said

Plus, this election just isn’t about crypto

The acquisition is set to bring nine European-listed crypto ETPs under San Francisco-based Bitwise’s brand

Hawaii is “part of a broader momentum” toward crypto regulatory clarity worldwide, Coinbase’s chief policy officer tells Blockworks

Europe is handing Tether unforeseen advantages with MiCAR

Plus, ether ETF issuers hand in their revised S-1 documents today and analysts say trading could start as soon as this week

MiCA is definitely a step in the right direction, but restrictions on stablecoin issuance and transactions still need work

Circle has received a license to operate in the EU under the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation

Marathon Digital’s latest heating project in Finland part of broader vision to “drive the advancement of the digital asset compute industry,” CEO says

Plus, is crypto regulation really worth it?

The product will offer roughly 5% yield at launch

Last month’s crypto-related trade volumes via the investment app were roughly five times those seen in September 2023

The FCA said Monday it would not object to such products being offered to professional investors

Worldcoin told Blockworks it was given “little recourse” other than filing a suit

Kraken now has registrations in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Ireland leading up to the implementation of EU’s MiCA regulation

Up to 10 local businesses will accept payment with the new token at launch

The move by CoinShares follows similar fee reductions from WisdomTree and Invesco last week

Various investors likely to “dip their toe” into BTC funds before ramping up allocations over time, Ophelia Snyder tells Blockworks in an interview

The crypto infrastructure firm that partnered with Deutsche Bank last month is set to announce more large partnerships with banks soon, exec says

Binance was earlier instructed to cease serving Belgium because it offered services from countries outside the European Economic Area