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UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said the bank is building digital-asset infrastructure and exploring bitcoin access for individual clients, joining a growing wave of European lenders moving toward regulated crypto services.

Kraken teams up with Mastercard to launch crypto payment solutions in the UK and Europe, enabling customers to spend bitcoin at millions of retailers.

The EU securities regulator is reviewing whether to allow Bitcoin assets into its €12 trillion mutual fund market, potentially opening the door to major mainstream adoption.

Users cannot transfer funds off the platform due to the bank not supporting custodial wallets, but there are lower fees for bitcoin than other digital assets.

In spite of the crypto bear market, mobile wallet provider BRD wants to accelerate its international expansion, and it has secured $15 million in its Series B round to do it.

Binance’s cryptocurrency exchange platform has expanded into the European market with its entry into the Island of Jersey, a self-governing dependency of Great Britain.

Customers will now be able to use the decentralized BRD Wallet to “purchase bitcoin at cost-efficient rates with SEPA bank transfers” within Coinify’s trading platform.

The large-scale pilot program aims to distribute roughly 3.5Gw of solar, wind, hydro and bio-gas energy capacity, which is enough to power over 500,000 homes.

Silk Road attracts people for many reasons. Some are simply interested in having a safe and easy place to buy and sell illegal items, of which drugs are by far the largest category.