Romania’s unemployment rate stood at 5.7% in April 2025, lower by 0.3 percentage points than the level recorded in March 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS show on Tuesday (June 3, 2025).
Paris-based Blockchain Group acquired $68 million in Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 1,471 BTC amid rising institutional interest in crypto treasury strategies. Paris-based cryptocurrency firm Blockchain Group has acquired $68 million of Bitcoin, joining a growing wave of European institutions adding BTC to their balance sheets. The Blockchain Group, which claims to be Europe’s first Bitcoin treasury firm, has acquired 624 Bitcoin (BTC) for 60.2 million euros ($68.7 million). The latest acquisition brings the firm’s total holdings to 1,471 Bitcoin, or over $154 million, with a BTC yield of 1,097.6% YTD, the Blockchain Group announced in a June 3 X post. Read more
Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin will support the Dubai Land Department’s blockchain initiative to tokenize real estate title deeds on the XRP Ledger. The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the financial regulator in charge of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has approved Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin. Following the approval, DIFC companies can now use the RLUSD stablecoin for various virtual asset services. These may include payments, treasury management and services. The DIFC is a free economic zone and financial district that serves companies throughout the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. The financial zone had nearly 7,000 registered businesses by the end of 2024. Read more
Bistrita-based medical clinic Sanovil, part of Sanovil Group created by physician Gavrilas Muresan 18 years ago, ended 2024 with a turnover of RON27.1 million (EUR5.4 million), up 9.3% from RON24.8 million (EUR5 million) reported in 2023, as per calculations by Ziarul Financiar (ZF) daily based on finance ministry data.