Volksbanken and Sparkassen Open Crypto Retail: Germany Banks Bitcoin
German cooperative banks open crypto trading to millions of retail customers under the MiCA framework. Banked retail crypto is scaling up.
7 h ago 7 8
OUSD: Samsung, Visa, and Google Deny Joining Stablecoin Alliance - Elusive Governance
A stablecoin listing global giants as members without their consent: the OUSD episode reveals governance flaws threatening institutional crypto coalitions.
yesterday 9 9
Elena Fischer
Standard Chartered Joins ESMA MiCA Register: Traditional Finance Enters European Crypto Framework
MiCA Day+2: ESMA Publishes First CASP Register Update. Standard Chartered Listed. Binance Still Absent. Regulatory Divide Widens.
yesterday 8 8
Lars Eriksson
Chinese exports weigh on Europe more than deficits: imported deflation takes hold
Beijing isn't just exporting electric cars and solar panels—it's exporting its disinflation. And Europe is absorbing the effects more than it admits.
Jul 2, 2026 at 16:36 9 13
Heinrich Vogel
Merz unveils €10 billion in tax relief: Germany's budgetary awakening changes the ECB equation
Germany's budgetary golden rule gives way. 10 billion euros in tax relief, a decision that reshuffles the cards between Berlin, Frankfurt, and the European bond markets.
Jul 2, 2026 at 16:36 9 11
Heinrich Vogel
The Major Blind Spot of CBDCs: The Korean White Paper Overlooks Privacy
South Korea Releases Its Unified Ledger Plan – And Overlooks Privacy. A Wake-Up Call for Central Banks Flying Blind.
Jul 2, 2026 at 10:19 8 8
Elena Fischer
OpenAI offers 5% to Washington: when the State becomes a shareholder in AI
Sam Altman is negotiating a 5% stake for the U.S. government in OpenAI. This is not philanthropy—it's a strategic move that redefines global AI governance.
Jul 2, 2026 at 10:17 8 8
Arjun Mehta
Visa, BlackRock and 138 Others: The Coalition Aiming to Dethrone Circle
A stablecoin network with 140 players has just been launched, Circle collapses on the stock market. The digital dollar infrastructure war has been declared.
Jul 2, 2026 at 10:17 8 9
Elena Fischer
MiCA D-Day: Binance Suspended in the EU, the Great European Crypto Market Shutdown is Complete
On July 1, 2026, Europe shifted into the era of regulated crypto. Binance is out. Coinbase, Kraken, and Paymium are in. The market will never be the same again.
Jul 1, 2026 at 22:49 8 9
Lars Eriksson
Taiwan tightens crypto law: mandatory licenses, 100% reserves, and criminal penalties - Asia's MiCA is here
The very day MiCA comes into force in Europe, Taiwan adopts Asia's strictest crypto regulatory framework. Global regulatory convergence becomes an operational reality.
Jul 1, 2026 at 09:38 9 10
Lars Eriksson
Morgan Stanley receives conditional approval from the OCC for crypto custody: Wall Street enters the digital vault
When one of the world's largest banks gains the right to hold your crypto-assets directly under a federal license, the sector's value chain undergoes a profound reconfiguration.
Jun 30, 2026 at 23:30 8 9
Aisha Bello
Spiko links its EU-regulated T-bills to Coinbase's stablecoin rails: tokenization shifts to payment mode
A lock has just been broken: Spiko connects its regulated money market funds (European T-bills, AMF-approved) to Coinbase's stablecoin infrastructure - first T+0 on-chain settlement for a regulated European fund, the day after MiCA comes into force.
Jun 30, 2026 at 16:47 12 11