Europe plays a crucial role in the world of cryptocurrencies, both as a centre for technological innovation and as a key player in the adoption of regulations.
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12 European banks, including UniCredit and Banca Sella, have chosen Fireblocks to build Qivalis — the first institutional, MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin. Launc
Euro stablecoin volumes are just 0.2% of on-chain transactions. France's Finance Minister and 12 EU banks want to change that — fast.
57,000 Bitcoin worth over $4.2 billion could flow to the German state of Saxony under a landmark plea deal proposed at the Leipzig court. Will Saxony hold this time — or repeat the sell-off that made it infamous in 2024?
Legal & General Asset Management has tokenized over £50 billion in money market funds via Calastone's CTD Network, live on Ethereum. The largest single institutional RWA move of 2026 — and it's already on-chain.
Kraken IPO is back on track: co-CEO Arjun Sethi confirmed a confidential SEC filing at the Semafor summit on April 14, 2026. Deutsche Börse invested $200M at a $13.3B valuation. Here is what it means for crypto markets.
CoinShares (CSHR) listed on Nasdaq on April 1, 2026, marking the first European pure-play crypto asset manager to trade on a US exchange. With $6B AUM and 12 straight profitable years, CEO Mognetti is targeting US market share directly.
Italy's CONSOB sets April 15, 2026 as the first hard deadline for crypto supervisory fees under MiCA. Miss it and forced collection kicks in — with a full market shutdown looming on June 30.
SAFO, the tokenized fund from Amundi and Spiko, hit $400 million AUM in under three weeks — overtaking BlackRock BUIDL as the fastest-growing tokenized fund on Chainlink. Europe's institutional RWA race is now real.
