2025-10-7 13:17 |
The European Union (EU) is considering sanctions against a Russian ruble-backed stablecoin called A7A5, which is the world’s largest non-US-dollar stablecoin. According to a Bloomberg [...] origin »
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A European Central Bank official warns that a large wave of stablecoin redemptions could pressure the ECB to adjust interest rates. With stablecoins surpassing a $300 billion market cap, officials fear rising financial-stability and monetary-sovereignty risks as adoption accelerates.
2025-11-17 13:25 | |
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Staying one step ahead of regulatory mandates, the European Banking Authority (EBA), the financial regulator of the European Union, has requested that stablecoin issuers adopt proposed guiding principles concerning risk...
2023-7-12 16:39 | |
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Regulators can be notified of stablecoin-related operations now even though the rules don’t take effect until June 2024, the European Banking Authority said.
2023-7-12 13:57 | |
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Avalanche became the second home for EUROC after Ethereum. EUROC's push could be part of the company's long-term vision to tap into the European market. Stablecoin issuer Circle announced thThe post After Ethereum, stablecoin EUROC set to enter Avalanche's fold appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-5-27 00:30 | |
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The European Banking Authority Chair emphasized the diversification of stablecoin reserves for robust risk management. He also stated that while the EU's MiCA regulations would take effect in 2The post EU banking regulator suggests the following to reduce risk in crypto sector appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-4-27 18:00 | |
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The stablecoin issuer wants to expand European operations and prepare for new reserve requirements under the EU’s MiCA law.
2023-3-21 13:30 | |
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Ripple has defined Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as a key priority in its 2023 projections and goals, and already boasts notable collaborations with several countries. As Bitcoinist reported, in mid-January the fintech company landed the southeastern European country of Montenegro to pilot a digital stablecoin.
2023-2-17 12:25 | |
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Limits on stablecoins not denominated in euros were among the most controversial elements of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets law.
2022-10-26 14:13 | |
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The Markets in Crypto-Assets framework stands to get in the way of Circle's Euro Coin and other digital assets. Policymakers should revise the proposal.
2022-9-26 21:18 | |
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has called for urgent action in the move to establish effective regulation in the stablecoin market, noting that a lack of such measures could portend risks to financial stability.
2022-7-12 19:03 | |
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MiCA Rapporteur in the European Parliament Stefan Berger said the EU has become the first jurisdiction with a regulatory framework for digital assets. What’s the essence of this paper? The stablecoin reserves will be split – issuers will have to comply with strict operational and prudential rules and the volume of transactions will be limited […] Сообщение The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have previously pre-negotiated on the provisions on crypto regulation появились сначала на Coinstelegram.
2022-7-7 13:46 | |
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DEI lost as much as 46 cents in European hours this morning. It follows a trend of several algorithmic stablecoins losing their pegs.
2022-5-16 15:18 | |
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At a time when most financial regulators worldwide are sailing their way through enacting cryptocurrency regulations, the European Union (EU) has been assuming an urgent pace to release a planned framThe post EU 'Markets in Crypto Assets' proposal places emphasis on stablecoin governance appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-11-26 03:30 | |
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has requested EU lawmakers to confer bank control over the issuance of stablecoins within the region. Reuters reported today that the ECB, via a legal memo issued on February 19, requested exclusive rights to determine stablecoin future within its jurisdiction.
2021-2-25 18:00 | |
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Bankhaus von der Heydt (BVDH), a 266-year-old German bank, is now issuing the first-of-the-kind Euro stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain in partnership with Bitbond, a CoinDesk report on Dec 9 reveals.
2020-12-10 14:00 | |
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A German bank founded in the 18th century has issued a Stellar-based euro stablecoin
2020-12-9 19:54 | |
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Facebook’s plan to rebrand its stablecoin project from Libra to Diem has been met with legal threats from a small European startup of the same name.
2020-12-9 07:39 | |
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Over the years, we have been introduced to a digital transformation, which has created and shaped communities around the world. Digital technologies have introduced newly evolved ways of how the world interacts, operates, and most of all, conducts exchanges.
2020-11-28 09:00 | |
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In an announcement on Thursday, Libra Association announced James Emmett, former European head at HSBC as the new managing director of its subsidiary, Libra Networks LLC. Emmett will start his role at the digital stablecoin firm on October 1.
2020-9-18 20:18 | |
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European countries are in favor of regulating fiat-backed cryptos, stablecoins. Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and the Netherlands backed the European Commission’s goal to regulate stablecoins. Until the regulatory, legal, and oversight challenges have been addressed, the five countries said on Friday that stablecoins should not be allowed to operate in the EU.
2020-9-12 19:58 | |
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Switzerland has been one of the European crypto hubs for a few years now, and it seemingly continues to work on being even more inclusive of digital coins. Recently, the country’s largest online retailer, Digitec Galaxus, started conducting tests for crypto transactions revolving around a bank-issued stablecoin.
2020-8-28 13:15 | |
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In the EU, getting laws right on Libra could be the best way to speed up a digital euro from the European Central Bank.
2020-8-15 17:00 | |
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A leading European blockchain bank – Bank Frick – is mulling ditching SWIFT for Circle’s USDC stablecoin to execute and settle payments more efficiently, Decrypt reports, June 10, 2020. Bank Frick Embraces Stablecoin USDC Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick the time-tested international interbank settlement service SWIFT for Circle’s USDC stablecoin.
2020-6-12 17:00 | |
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A leading crypto-friendly European bank, Bank Frick has announced it is replacing interbank payment facilitator SWIFT with Circle’s Stablecoin, USDC. The bank based in Liechtenstein cited the speed of transactions for its decision as it is trying to speed up USD payments.
2020-6-10 21:05 | |
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The larger cryptocurrency market may have had a turbulent time in the market, but stablecoins have been focusing only on growth in 2020. The aggregate stablecoin market cap grew over $10 billion by MaThe post Tether emerges as popular choice among Asian, European traders; USDC follows appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-5-13 11:00 | |
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MakerDAO, Ethereum-powered decentralized finance (DeFi) heavyweight, has joined forces with Simplex, a European Union-licensed firm that provides a fiat gateway to leading bitcoin trading venues. The deal will enable Simplex to create a fiat on and off-ramp for the DAI dollar-pegged stablecoin, according to reports on March 3, 2020.
2020-3-4 14:00 | |
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Christine Lagarde, the newly named European Central Bank’s (ECB) president, said she’s concerned Facebook is going to use its social media platform for promoting the Libra and eliminating any competition.
2019-12-21 21:49 | |
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In this regulatory roundup, we cover a positive crypto story in India, China’s year-end rankings, and the European Central Bank entering the stablecoin race. We also cover the New York regulator’s proposed Bitlicense revision — the first in five years — and several other notable regulatory developments in the crypto space.
2019-12-16 18:20 | |
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The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, pledged to meet the growing demand for stablecoins by getting “ahead of the curve” in the rapidly evolving economic environment.
2019-12-14 16:10 | |
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Regulators in Europe have called on the European Central Bank (ECB) to explore the feasibility of launching a digital currency for the bloc. Supranational agencies and governments, alike, have labeled stablecoins – especially Libra – a potential menace to financial stability.
2019-11-6 14:00 | |
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A new European Union (EU) draft document says that the European Central Bank (ECB) should hasten progress towards issuing its own digital currency for use by the public ahead of Facebook’s Libra project.
2019-11-6 04:23 | |
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EU antitrust regulator discusses possible impact from Libra’s launch
2019-10-2 22:04 | |
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Facebook’s Libra stablecoin is “beguiling but treacherous,” according to European Central Bank key legal official Yves Mersch
2019-9-3 13:33 | |
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Financial regulators must act fast to prepare for Facebook’s Libra stablecoin, according to European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure
2019-7-8 21:09 | |
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France will set up a task force for the G7 nations to investigate ‘stablecoin’ projects such as Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. France’s Central Bank Isn’t Entirely On-Board With Stablecoins France’s Central Bank Governor, Francois Villeroy de Galhau, made the announcement, while addressing finance industry officials.
2019-6-21 22:00 | |
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Pindar Wong posits that a government-sanctioned stablecoin could help ease the tension between the European Union and the United Kingdom over tariff enforcement.
2019-4-10 17:40 | |
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Ripple was a big mover this Friday as the company saw its XRP price rise nearly 13-percent ahead of the European market open. The XRP-to-dollar rate today established an intraday high towards $0.
2019-4-6 14:57 | |
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ADA, the native token of Cardano’s open-source blockchain project, has jumped 13. 7-percent since Thursday’s mid-session. At 1330 UTC, the ADA-to-dollar rate was trading at 0. 058, up 7.
2019-3-23 17:40 | |
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In this edition of The Daily, a leading Grin developer has received donations worth $26,000 to fund his work on the project. Also, research group Bellingcat has tracked a BTC transaction allegedly made by Russian agents meddling in U.
2019-2-3 16:20 | |
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In Friday’s installment of The Daily, we update a story we first reported on yesterday – the closure of stablecoin project Basis. Its team have now given the official reason for its cessation. We’ll begin, though, by covering a slice of crypto crime concerning “bitcoin bandit” Nicholas Truglia.
2018-12-14 13:45 | |
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WorkChain Blockchain Payroll And STASIS Enable EURS Stablecoin Crypto Paychecks For EU Workers It seems that individuals that get paid in Euros can now receive their payments in cryptocurrency. The Blockchain Payroll Platform WorkChain.
2018-12-3 02:16 | |
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Blockchain Payroll Platform WorkChain. io has partnered with tokenization platform STASIS to enable euro-backed crypto paychecks for its European Union (EU) users with the EURS stablecoin.
2018-12-1 21:00 | |
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Today’s edition of The Daily starts where Monday’s left off: by looking at the latest on Tether, whose stablecoin anchors so much of the cryptoconomy. In related news, we detail Bitfinex’s banking situation and reveal why Coinbase has chosen Dublin to be its European headquarters.
2018-10-16 14:50 | |
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Stability. The word seems to be at complete odds with the current nature of the crypto market. With its flagship coin having “died” on hundreds of occasions, volatility and meteoric price swings have come to define cryptocurrencies, as price stability, ever-elusive, is in short supply.
2018-10-3 19:05 | |
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In today’s Bitcoin in Brief, we cover several decisions made by leading cryptocurrency exchanges regarding new trading options offered to clients. UK customers of Coinbase will be able to purchase cryptocurrencies with British pounds, Hitbtc has added support for the new euro-pegged stablecoin, EURS, and European exchange Bitpanda offers EOS.
2018-8-3 16:35 | |
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“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.
2018-7-26 18:55 | |
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Malta-based tokenization platform STASIS has launched EURS, a stablecoin backed by the Euro. EURS, aiming to be the biggest "fully verified and collateralized stablecoin" in the world, launched with a $100 million pre-launch order book which is expected to hit $500 million by year’s end.
2018-7-16 19:46 | |
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Last month was filled with allegations against Tether over their USD Tether stablecoin. Over numerous accusations of the coin not being backed up by USD in a 1:1 ratio, many alternatives have emerged.
2018-7-13 09:20 | |
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