European Cryptocurrency Market News

UK’s biggest bitcoin buyer eyes struggling rivals & FTSE-100 push
The Smarter Web Company, once a web-design firm now the UK’s biggest holder of bitcoin (~£400 million), is exploring acquiring competitors trading below their bitcoin-asset value. Its goal: reach a valuation that gets it into the FTSE-100. Financial Times

Investors retreat as shares in bitcoin hoarders decline
Companies that hold large bitcoin treasuries (but whose main business isn't crypto) are seeing share price drops as overall enthusiasm cools. Reuters

Europe doubles down on public money for digital finance
The Eurosystem is accelerating efforts to embed public money into tokenised finance. Projects like “Pontes” for synchronizing existing settlement with blockchain-based finance are moving forward. Q3 2026 rollout is expected for some wholesale markets. OMFIF

EU tightens anti-money laundering for crypto & fintech firms
European regulators warn that some crypto, fintech, regtech firms have weak compliance frameworks, which risk being exploited for money laundering or terrorist financing. complianceweek.com

Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) updates
ESMA is working on Level 2 & 3 technical standards for MiCA (which regulates crypto-assets across EU) and is managing an interim register of issuers, white papers, etc. to ensure compliance, transparency and regulation. ESMA

Gigantic market emerging for stablecoins
DWS CEO Stefan Hoops says there is huge potential for stablecoins, especially euro-denominated ones. The recently approved EURAU stablecoin (by Germany’s BaFin) is a key example. Institutional demand for stablecoins is rising. Fnlondon

Bitcoin recovers to ~$114,000 amid strong altcoin moves
After some recent volatility, bitcoin is recovering; ETH, XRP & others are also seeing gains. Market sentiment is reacting to macro events and rate expectations. Trending Topics

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