Tag: Europe
Paxos Acquires Membrane Finance for EU Market Expansion
Stablecoin issuer Paxos has made a move to expand its presence in the European Union by acquiring Membrane Finance, an electronic money institution based...
Gemini Launches in France Ahead of MiCA Regulation: What You Need to Know
Gemini, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, has recently launched its services in France, allowing users in the country to deposit, trade, and store digital assets....
Tether Partners with Dutch Firm to Launch MiCA-Compliant Stablecoins
Tether has recently made an investment in a Dutch fintech company called Quantoz to launch two new stablecoins, EURQ and USDQ. These stablecoins will...
Poland Presidential Candidate Proposes Bitcoin as National Strategic Reserve
Poland’s libertarian presidential candidate, Sławomir Mentzen, has proposed the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve if he is elected in May 2025. His vision...
SocGen Crypto Arm Launching Euro Stablecoin on XRP Ledger: Multichain Expansion Plan
SG-FORGE, a subsidiary of Societe Generale, a French bank, is set to launch its euro stablecoin, EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), on the XRP Ledger network....
Snap Election Called by German Chancellor Scholz after Coalition Government Collapse
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a snap election after his three-party coalition government collapsed. Scholz is pushing for a vote of confidence to...
German Traditional Finance Giants Confirm Bitcoin Mining Trial for Grid Stability: Surplus Energy Initiative
German traditional finance giants have officially confirmed a trial project aimed at mining Bitcoin using surplus renewable energy in order to stabilize the energy...
Expanding in Europe: Archax Acquires Spanish Broker King & Shaxson Capital Markets
Archax, a UK-based cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, has announced its acquisition of Spanish broker King & Shaxson Capital Markets (KSCM) as part of its...
Embracing DLT and Tokenization for Enhanced European Capital Markets
Piero Cipollone, a member of the European Central Bank's Executive Board, is advocating for the adoption of digital assets and distributed ledger technology (DLT)...
Valour Launches Digital Asset ETPs in Kenya, Expanding Beyond Europe
Valour, a crypto fund issuer, has made a significant move beyond Europe by partnering with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and SovFi to introduce...