Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE), the cryptocurrency-focused subsidiary of the French bank, has chosen the European arm of crypto exchange Bullish as the first venue to list the lender’s USD CoinVertible (USDCV) stablecoin. The dollar-denominated USDCV stablecoin, which SG Forge introduced on Ethereum and Solana back in June of this year, will list on Bullish Europe, the … Read more
Crypto custody provider BitGo said it secured approval from Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin, to expand into regulated crypto trading. The license extension allows Frankfurt-based BitGo Europe to offer both over-the-counter trading and an electronic trading platform for thousands of digital assets and stablecoins, the firm said in a Wednesday press release. Earlier this year, BitGo … Read more
21Shares is launching two new crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), bringing its total offerings in Europe to 50 ETPs. The new listings include the 21Shares Artificial Superintelligence Alliance ETP (AFET), which tracks a group of decentralized AI protocols, including Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, Ocean Protocol, and CUDOS, and the 21Shares Raydium ETP (ARAY). ARAY offers exposure to Solana-based … Read more
Backpack Exchange, a global cryptocurrency trading platform, said Monday that its European division, Backpack EU, is officially live. Operating out of Cyprus and licensed under the European Union’s MiFID II framework, the exchange is positioning itself as one of the first fully regulated venues in Europe to offer crypto derivatives, starting with perpetual futures. “As … Read more
Crypto exchange Gemini, founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, is expanding in Europe with new staking and derivatives offerings. Gemini users in the European Economic Area (EEA) can stake Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL), as well as trade perpetual contracts denominated in Circle’s USDC (USDC) stablecoin, the company told Cointelegraph on Friday. The launch follows … Read more
Crypto exchange Gemini, founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, is expanding in Europe with new staking and derivatives offerings. Gemini users in the European Economic Area (EEA) can stake Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL), as well as trade perpetual contracts denominated in Circle’s USDC (USDC) stablecoin, the company told Cointelegraph on Friday. The launch follows … Read more
Crypto exchange Gemini, founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, is expanding in Europe with new staking and derivatives offerings. Gemini users in the European Economic Area (EEA) can stake Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL), as well as trade perpetual contracts denominated in Circle’s USDC (USDC) stablecoin, the company told Cointelegraph on Friday. The launch follows … Read more
The European subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Bullish (BLSH) has won a license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation in Germany. Bullish Europe secured the license from the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), having previously gained crypto brokerage and custody licenses from the regulator, the company announced via email on Friday. Ascending to MiCA licensing … Read more
Bybit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched its debit card across the European Economic Area (EEA), offering users a way to spend digital assets at merchants connected to the Mastercard payment network. Bybit EU’s card supports spending in bitcoin, USDC and other cryptocurrencies and allows users to link the card to Apple … Read more
The European Union is reportedly exploring major public blockchain networks including Ethereum and Solana in connection with its digital euro design. The European Central Bank (ECB) is considering running a digital euro on a public blockchain like Ethereum rather than a private one, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. … Read more