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Europe’s leading asset manager Amundi is launching the first tokenized money market fund, and it has chosen the Ethereum blockchain.

Lithuania has officially informed the Council of Europe of its intention to join the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

In Geneva, a new round of talks started between Ukraine, the United States, and Europe regarding a peace plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine.

Moscow cannot dictate its terms to Kyiv or Europe, and anything concerning Poland must be decided within the country.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky informed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk about the details of diplomatic work with the United States and Europe during their conversation.

Ukraine, the US, and Europe will work at the advisor level to make the path to peace truly viable.

21Shares, one of the largest crypto ETF issuers with $8 billion in assets, continues to introduce more investment products in Europe as an influx of new crypto ETFs hits the US. 21Shares, a major crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) provider, is expanding its offerings in Europe with the launch of six more funds on Sweden’s stock exchange, Nasdaq Stockholm. 21Shares on Thursday announced the cross-listing of six additional products on Nasdaq Stockholm, including ETPs for Aave (AAVE), Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), Polkadot (DOT) and two crypto basket products. With the expansion, 21shares now offers a total of 16 ETPs on Nasdaq Stockholm, which is just a fraction of multiple offerings available on other European exchanges like SIX Swiss Exchange, Deutsche Börse Xetra, Euronext Amsterdam and more. Read more

The burden of guaranteeing the future reparations loan for Ukraine should be shared not only by European countries but also by G7 partners, while the funds raised should be directed first and foremost toward strengthening Europe’s defense industry in cooperation with Ukraine.

Stablecoins originated as crypto plumbing, tokens pegged to fiat currencies that enable traders to move in and out of volatile assets without relying on traditional banking systems. That narrow use case now sits on a market capitalization of more than $303 billion, up roughly 75% year-over-year, with Tether commanding about 56% of the market and […] The post The $300 billion backdoor threat that Europe didn’t see coming appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Aave said compliant, audited payment pathways are crucial for onboarding new users to decentralized finance. Aave Labs became one of the first major decentralized finance (DeFi) projects to secure authorization under Europe’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, allowing the company to offer regulated stablecoin ramps across the European Economic Area (EEA). The approval enables “Push,” Aave Labs’ fiat-to-crypto service, to let users convert between euros and crypto assets, including the Aave protocol’s native stablecoin, GHO. The Central Bank of Ireland granted the authorization to Push Virtual Assets Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aave Labs.  The company selected Ireland for its European operations, signaling that the country is becoming a preferred hub for compliant onchain finance under MiCA. On June 25, the crypto exchange Kraken secured its MiCA authorization in Ireland, allowing it to expand its offerings across Europe.  Read more

The West — above all Europe, but also the United States — has no choice but to support Ukraine in its resistance to Russian aggression.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected accusations of exerting pressure on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, stating that Ukraine has created the most extensive and powerful anti-corruption infrastructure in Europe.

In the 1930s, Ora Ingber studied architecture in Brussels, where she and other Jewish students from Palestine were warmly welcomed. Not so their Israeli counterparts in Europe today

Instead of focusing on defending against drones from the east, Europe should invest in its ability to strike back at Russia, this op-ed's author argues.

The U.S. Department of War has announced the redeployment of a combat brigade from its stationing locations in Europe back to the United States on a permanent basis.

Israel's Minister Amichai Chikli and Hungary's Minister János Bóka met Monday to discuss rising rates of antisemitism across Europe.

What do you with an Army designed for Europe when Europe isn’t the focus anymore? The answer is drones, says one U.S. expert.

To shift the balance of power in the war, Ukraine’s air defense system and its defense industry must be strengthened, and Europe must clearly demonstrate that it truly stands beside Ukraine rather than behind it.

Demand for industrial and logistics spaces in Europe, including Romania, is set to increase significantly in the coming years, driven by strategic investments in defence, green energy, critical materials for the technology sector, as well as life sciences, according to the report ”Opportunities for Industrial Real Estate in Europe – Strategic Sector Signals”, released by Cushman & Wakefield.

France and Europe must out-innovate themselves quickly out of uncomfortable choices, the general said at a presentation of his new book in Paris.