
ECB Official Warns Stablecoins Could Drain Bank Deposits, Pushes Digital Euro
ECB board member Piero Cipollone outlines three threats from digital payments and proposes the digital euro as a remedy.
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ECB board member Piero Cipollone outlines three threats from digital payments and proposes the digital euro as a remedy.
Rotterdam court declares Knaken bankrupt under EU MiCA rules; prosecutors allege $8 million in customer funds missing.
BitMine Immersion Technologies posts $46.5M revenue, but $9.1B loss from non-cash Ethereum markdown.

EthSystems, a new spinout from the Ethereum Foundation, aims to bring blockchain privacy technology to the banking sector.
Social chatter around Bitcoin and Ethereum has dropped to levels last seen in 2020, even as institutional interest reaches new highs.

EU lawmakers approved a regulation enabling tech firms to scan private messages for child abuse material, with an exemption for end-to-end encrypted chats.

European Parliament to hold another vote on extending surveillance rules that critics say threaten encryption.

Visa data shows Base handling $565B in stablecoins, signaling a shift in crypto payments to Layer 2 networks.

Ethereum co-founder shares key focuses for a new roadmap aimed at privacy and scalability.

EU regulators say derivative function outweighs labeling in assessing compliance.

Binance's Gillian Lynch argues the MiCA framework should be judged by the licenses it has issued, not by firms that withdrew applications.

Corporate miner Bitmine adds to its Ethereum treasury, reaching 5.7 million ETH.

The EU's MiCA regulation fully applies from July 1, potentially displacing up to 10 million users from non-compliant platforms.

Binance shuts European services due to licensing issues; EthLabs nonprofit backed by BitMine and Joe Lubin aims to drive Ethereum adoption.

A newly created Ethereum wallet has accumulated more than $28 million worth of ETH, on-chain data shows.

Coinbase and OKX are offering up to 8% sign-up bonuses to entice Binance users in the EU following Binance's failure to secure a MiCA license.
Coinbase launches its Luxembourg-based MiCA hub for all EU member states while Binance pulls out of Greece ahead of the deadline.

Calls to tax staking rewards or seek funding from large holders for initiatives like EthLabs are rekindling community tensions.

ConsenSys founder argues Ethereum's evolution aligns with permissionless infrastructure for global finance.

Bitcoin fell to its lowest since late 2024 amid hawkish Fed, ETF outflows, and capital shift to AI, per Deutsche Bank.

Ethereum layer-2 Taiko urges users to bridge funds out after exploit steals over $1.7 million.

BitGo's Bielik acquisition signals a trend where smaller platforms use regulated custody to comply with MiCA.

The bot, responsible for 70% of Ethereum sandwich attacks from Nov 2024 to Oct 2025, lost $7.5M in an exploit.

A new Ethereum improvement draft aims to reduce reliance on centralized indexers for log and transaction data.