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Giulia Ferrante · 4 months ago

Legal & General Tokenizes £50 Billion On-Chain with Calastone

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.

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Giulia Ferrante · 4 months ago

Kraken IPO Confirmed: Deutsche Börse Invests $200M at $13.3B Valuation

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.

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Giulia Ferrante · 4 months ago

CoinShares Lists on Nasdaq: Europe's Crypto Giant Takes on Wall Street

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.

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Giulia Ferrante · 4 months ago

CONSOB, CASPs and MiCA: Italy's April 15 Crypto Deadline Explained

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.

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Francesco Campisi · 4 months ago

Amundi and Spiko Launch SAFO: $400 Million in Three Weeks

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.

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Riccardo Curatolo · 4 months ago

BNP Paribas Brings Bitcoin and Ether to Retail Clients' Brokerage Accounts

From March 30, 2026, BNP Paribas offers six Bitcoin and Ether ETNs to retail clients in France. A landmark institutional move that redraws the line between traditional finance and crypto assets — and that Italy, for now, cannot replicate.

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Hamza Ahmed · 4 months ago

UK Bans Crypto Donations to Political Parties in Historic Democratic Safeguard

The UK government bans cryptocurrency donations to political parties over national security concerns, while also capping overseas elector donations at £100,000 annually following the Rycroft Review.

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Ilya Bratanov · 5 months ago

Crypto Adoption in Italy Is Booming — But Financial Literacy Isn't Keeping Up

Italy's crypto user base is growing fast, but risk awareness among retail investors remains dangerously low. What the latest market data tells us — and why it matters beyond Italy.

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Riccardo Curatolo · 5 months ago

EU Inc.: Register a Company Across Europe in 48 Hours for Under €100 — What It Means for Startups and Web3

The European Commission has unveiled EU Inc., the new pan-European corporate regime that lets founders register a company in 48 hours, entirely online, for under €100. A potential game-changer for Web3, fintech, and AI startups long pushed toward Delaware.

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Mattia Mezzetti · 5 months ago

Getting Paid in Stablecoins: Is It Legal and Practical?

Receiving your salary in stablecoins is already legal in Italy and gaining ground globally. But the tax complexity and technical hurdles mean it's not for everyone. Here's what you need to know.

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