Europe

VanEck Europe sees its crypto business become equally as important as its other ventures in the future, the Amsterdam-based division of VanEck told CoinDesk in an interview. (Flickr/moonjazz)
Bitcoin ETF Issuer VanEck Has Huge Crypto Growth Goals in Europe
Martijn Rozemuller, the CEO of VanEck Europe, sees crypto eventually matching its other product lines in terms of assets under management.
VanEck Europe sees its crypto business become equally as important as its other ventures in the future, the Amsterdam-based division of VanEck told CoinDesk in an interview. (Flickr/moonjazz)

hi's Mastercard debit card (hi)
Hi's Mastercard Debit Card Adds Option to Spend Sandbox's Token SAND
The hi debit Mastercard already allows users to spend bitcoin, ether and USDT.
hi's Mastercard debit card (hi)

The World of Crypto Regulation: International Overview
The World of Crypto Regulation: International Overview
Representatives from key jurisdictions discuss global regulatory harmonization and what’s next on their respective agendas from Europe’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiC...
The World of Crypto Regulation: International Overview

Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Galaxy Digital Eyes European Expansion With New Regional CEO
Mike Novogratz's firm has appointed Leon Marshall, its existing global head of sales, as its first European CEO.
Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Europe Beats U.S. for First Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch
Europe Beats U.S. for First Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch
Europe's first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is now listed on Euronext Amsterdam by London-based Jacobi Asset Management. "The Hash" weighs in on the latest wave of...
Europe Beats U.S. for First Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch

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Europe's First Spot Bitcoin ETF Lists in Amsterdam
Jacobi first won approval for the fund in October 2021 with plans to list it in 2022. However the firm opted to push back its plans due to inopportune circumstances elsewhere...
Amsterdam (Shutterstock)

EU’s Metaverse Vision Focuses on Standards and Governance for Virtual Worlds
EU’s Metaverse Vision Focuses on Standards and Governance for Virtual Worlds
The European Commission on Tuesday set out its plans for the metaverse, confirming leaked plans previously reported by CoinDesk that would see new standards and governance for...
EU’s Metaverse Vision Focuses on Standards and Governance for Virtual Worlds

An inside view of the Orb, Worldcoin's custom hardware that makes cryptographic IDs based on iris scans. (Worldcoin)
Sam Altman's Worldcoin Integrates With Identity Management Software Okta as It Pushes Into Germany
World ID, which uses biometric data to verify users, helps apps distinguish people from bots and is more private than alternatives like Google sign-in.
An inside view of the Orb, Worldcoin's custom hardware that makes cryptographic IDs based on iris scans. (Worldcoin)

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Exploring the Intersection of Money, Crypto Regulation, and AI Technology: Insights from Europe's Post-Brexit Landscape
The interplay between data protection, cultural differences, and the homogeneity brought by the European experiment, while shaking the perception of America as the sole center...
Money Reimagined Podcast Cover

Hungary is exploring a digital forint (tomfield/Pixabay)
Hungarian Central Bank Sees No Imminent Need for e-Forint
The EU member is still trying out options for a central bank digital currency that could help the unbanked.
Hungary is exploring a digital forint (tomfield/Pixabay)