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Circle’s USDC Is First to Cross Europe’s Stablecoin Threshold

Circle’s USDC has become the first stablecoin classified as a significant e-money token by the European Banking Authority (EBA), separating it from 44 other notified e-money tokens in the European…

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AI Threat: Web3 Told to Add Spending Caps and Circuit Breakers Onchain

European Union regulators warned that quantum computing threats could emerge earlier than commercial applications, urging financial entities to move away from legacy cryptography. An expert says protocols must replace vulnerable…

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$228B Raiffeisen Bank Opens Crypto Door to 18 Million Customers

According to the European digital investment platform Bitpanda, the 99-year-old financial institution, Raiffeisen Bank International, is preparing the plumbing that could put crypto trading inside banking apps used by as…

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WSJ: Lagarde Blocked Binance’s EU License and Left It Locked Out

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde personally intervened to keep Binance out of the European Union. Three months after the bid collapsed, the…

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Bulgaria Passes Law Granting Tax Officials Full Crypto Data Access

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted to amend the Tax and Social Security Procedure Code, adopting European Union directives to curb tax evasion and enhance cross-border tax transparency. Lawmakers Approve EU-Aligned Legislation…

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ECB’s Schnabel Says Central Bank Money ‘Must Go Onchain’

“Central bank reserves remain superior to stablecoins as the ultimate settlement asset,” European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel told attendees at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Schnabel’s…

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