Germany’s top banks, including Deutsche Bank and Sparkassen, are entering crypto with regulated trading and custody services by 2026. In a move set to redefine EU finance, some of Germany’s most powerful banks are entering crypto — on their own terms. Deutsche Bank, with more than 1.6 trillion euro ($1.9 trillion) in assets under management, and the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, which oversees over $2.3 trillion, are preparing to launch regulated crypto services for institutional and retail clients by 2026. Read more
More than 60% of EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) markets anticipate rental growth in the logistics and industrial sector over the next three years, real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield Echinox says in its Waypoint Global Industrial Dynamics Report.
Key metrics on Solana remain flat despite LetsBonk’s recent surge, but supporting data suggests memecoins may be staging a comeback. Pump.fun has lost its spot as Solana’s top memecoin launchpad for the first time since its breakout, overtaken by rookie platform LetsBonk. At first glance, Solana’s overall network activity suggests that the memecoin scene is more reshuffling than expanding. Total token launches on the network remain stable, daily transactions are trending downward and the number of new accounts created is roughly half of April’s peak. However, supporting metrics hint that Solana may be on the rise again, driven by a potential expansion in memecoin activity, according to Vugar Usi Zade, chief operating officer of Bitget. Read more