Europe

MiCA rules, cross-border policy, stablecoins, and how EU regulation steers the regional crypto market.

An expansive Atlantic map divides gleaming EU and US vaults overflowing with Bitcoin stacks, with dynamic arrows suggesting a bright, accelerating reserve race between the blocs.

Will a Europe-US BTC reserve race actually happen?

Sweden’s opposition and a US lawmaker floated national Bitcoin reserves: here’s what would need to pass, and how it could reprice BTC.

3 months ago

Photorealistic twilight scene of the ECB tower with a holographic euro emblem encircled by stars above luminous circuitry, as a phone taps a POS terminal to signal secure digital euro payments.

CBDCs

European Central Bank advances digital euro, selects service providers

ECB chooses Feedzai, Capgemini, and others to spearhead digital euro core services, aligning with future EU payment strategies.

3 months ago

London scene shows a massive padlocked evidence case of gold Bitcoins over the Thames with Union Jack light, a crown-and-scales icon, caution stripes, and a jagged risk graph hinting at 61k BTC in legal limbo.

Crime

Will $7.2B BTC in seized Bitcoin crash the market in January?

A ruling on loss vs. mark-to-market will decide who gets the upside and how coins hit the market.

3 months ago

Federal Reserve seal—accurate eagle, striped shield, and laurel wreath—dominates the bright 16:9 scene as glowing token coins arc from the Fed building toward institutional columns under a connected globe.

Macro

Late-2025 crypto investor playbook: Rate cuts, regulation, ETFs, and stablecoins converge

For investors, late 2025 presents an environment characterized by shifts in interest rates, regulatory harmonization, ETF approvals, and the introduction of new stablecoin and custody frameworks.

4 months ago

ETF

September’s $300 billion crypto crash reshapes risk management as Q4 recovery hopes emerge

Total market capitalization plummeted from $4.2 trillion to $3.9 trillion as traders had their positions forcibly closed.

4 months ago

A bright, cinematic London scene shows red tape morphing into fluttering red flags around a glowing smartphone with a QR-like ID icon, under watchful CCTV cameras and the blurred silhouette of Big Ben.

Censorship

From red tape to red flags, Britain’s compulsory Digital ID

UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer annouced a new "compulsory" digital ID in the country to solve illegal immigration and ensure strong border controls.

4 months ago

A bright, hyper-realistic scene shows a Russian flag beside blocked barrels and a chained barrier as glowing crypto routes arc over a world map toward cargo ships.

Stablecoins

Russian-linked crypto wallets channel $8B to skirt sanctions using Tether’s USDT

Stablecoins used to bypass global banking restrictions highlight the growing concern over cryptocurrency's role in sanctions evasion.

4 months ago

Bank of England and London skyline as glowing £ tokens flow along a blockchain into a vault beside a smartphone and card.

Macro

6 major banks bet on crypto with programmable deposits to finally shrink fraud

Quant tapped for UK bank testing programmable deposits to curb fraud by 15%.

4 months ago

A gleaming transatlantic pipeline carries glowing crypto symbols between sunlit London and New York skylines as UK and US flags billow overhead, symbolizing aligned market plumbing

Adoption

Who benefits most from new global superpower deal to revamp Bitcoin market?

New task force seeks unified crypto standards, opening cross-border liquidity in months.

4 months ago

Bright photorealistic montage shows UK and US flags flanking scales of justice and glowing crypto icons on a conference table, with Westminster and the U.S. Capitol connected by a luminous network under clear daylight.

Regulation

UK and US establish joint task force to develop crypto regulation framework

The task force will report within 180 days to both finance ministries through the UK-US Financial Regulatory Working Group with recommendations on digital asset cooperation.

4 months ago

A neoclassical bank facade glows as Ripple’s mark approaches an OCC-sealed doorway while Tether pipes flow into capped translucent wallets under the Bank of England crest

Banking

Stablecoins are becoming banks amid Ripple’s OCC bid, Tether’s USAT push, and BoE’s proposed wallet caps

A charter could unlock 4.4 percent on reserves and redraw payment rails.

4 months ago

Daylight at Westminster shows a cyan wave of protesters pushing against a steel cap over CBDC and stablecoin tokens before the UK Parliament

Politics

UK Reform Party opposes Bank of England’s stablecoin limits and CBDC plans

The Reform Party has dismissed CBDC as governmental overreach, while advocating for a thriving private stablecoin market.

4 months ago

Europe

Will a Europe-US BTC reserve race actually happen?

European Central Bank advances digital euro, selects service providers

Will $7.2B BTC in seized Bitcoin crash the market in January?

Late-2025 crypto investor playbook: Rate cuts, regulation, ETFs, and stablecoins converge

September’s $300 billion crypto crash reshapes risk management as Q4 recovery hopes emerge

From red tape to red flags, Britain’s compulsory Digital ID

Russian-linked crypto wallets channel $8B to skirt sanctions using Tether’s USDT

6 major banks bet on crypto with programmable deposits to finally shrink fraud

Who benefits most from new global superpower deal to revamp Bitcoin market?

UK and US establish joint task force to develop crypto regulation framework

Stablecoins are becoming banks amid Ripple’s OCC bid, Tether’s USAT push, and BoE’s proposed wallet caps

UK Reform Party opposes Bank of England’s stablecoin limits and CBDC plans

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Europe

Will a Europe-US BTC reserve race actually happen?

European Central Bank advances digital euro, selects service providers

Will $7.2B BTC in seized Bitcoin crash the market in January?

Late-2025 crypto investor playbook: Rate cuts, regulation, ETFs, and stablecoins converge

September’s $300 billion crypto crash reshapes risk management as Q4 recovery hopes emerge

From red tape to red flags, Britain’s compulsory Digital ID

Russian-linked crypto wallets channel $8B to skirt sanctions using Tether’s USDT

6 major banks bet on crypto with programmable deposits to finally shrink fraud

Who benefits most from new global superpower deal to revamp Bitcoin market?

UK and US establish joint task force to develop crypto regulation framework

Stablecoins are becoming banks amid Ripple’s OCC bid, Tether’s USAT push, and BoE’s proposed wallet caps

UK Reform Party opposes Bank of England’s stablecoin limits and CBDC plans

Patent troll wins Bitcoin logo trademark, now claims online copyright infringement

Russians are paying up to $20,000 above market rate to buy Bitcoin

Pushing Russia out of crypto one country at a time: Singapore, Switzerland and Japan will join in sanctions

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