Europe News

German Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz has doubled down on his previous statement that policymakers should prevent the issuance of Libra.

Ford Motor Company looks into blockchain technology to track the number of “green miles” driven by its energy-efficient vehicles.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding its European foothold with its newly received e-money license from the Central Bank of Ireland.

The United Kingdom’s central bank has singled out provisions for Facebook’s yet-to-be-released Libra stablecoin.

Crypto wallet and debit card service company Cryptopay now offers transfers with the British pound through the Faster Payments Scheme.

The European Union’s finance commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis pledges to propose new rules to regulate digital currencies such as Facebook’s Libra.

Executive Vice President-Designate of the European Commission, Margrethe Vestager, has questioned the motives behind Facebook’s forthcoming Libra stablecoin.

Cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex has announced Bittrex Global, a new platform headquartered in Liechtenstein.

The President of the European Central Bank does not consider stablecoins and cryptocurrencies suitable money substitutes.

Policymakers and central banks should respond to challenges that Libra wants to solve, an ECB official says.

Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange BitFlyer is adding 5 new altcoins to its trading platform in Europe, 3 in the United States.

Switzerland's major stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, has postponed the launch of its blockchain-based SIX Digital Exchange.

Blockchain startups Vakt and essDOCS have signed a memorandum of understanding to digitize the post-trade process in European barge shipping.

Governments and private companies think that blockchain identity systems could empower citizens to take control of personal data.

Cryptocurrencies can be spent in most stores, most Europeans falsely believe, according to a new ING Bank survey.