KBC Bank is set to become Belgium’s first major bank offering Bitcoin and Ether trading to retail clients through its Bolero platform by end-2025. The move reflects growing European bank adoption of cryptocurrency services under MiCA regulation.
French banking giant Societe Generale will launch USD Coinvertible (USDCV) on Ethereum and Solana networks in early July, partnering with BNY Mellon as reserve custodian. This marks the bank’s second stablecoin offering following their successful EUR Coinvertible launch in 2023.
Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX) has become Norway’s first publicly traded company to add Bitcoin to its treasury, acquiring 6 BTC with plans to reach 10 BTC by month-end. The exchange will use this Bitcoin as collateral to launch USDM, Europe’s first MiCA-compliant stablecoin on the Cardano network
