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6 stories tagged europe, newest first.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Trade Republic is paying 3 percent on current accounts and banks should be nervous
Trade Republic launched free current accounts in Greece paying 3 percent on balances up to 50,000 euros, above the ECB's 2.5 percent rate. It is a broker acting like a bank, and it is a direct attack on deposit margins.
Europe is asking Binance one awkward question: why are you still here?
Without a MiCA licence, Binance was supposed to wind down EU services from 1 July. Regulators in France, Germany and Greece, with ESMA, now want to know how it still serves Europeans under the reverse solicitation exemption.
Friday, September 25, 2026
Bitpanda pushed back its Frankfurt IPO and lost its CEO in the same week
Bitpanda's chief executive left as the crypto broker delayed its Frankfurt listing. Two decisions in one release, and the market read them as one signal about the European crypto IPO window.
Lagarde blocked Binance's MiCA licence and the message is about power, not paperwork
The Wall Street Journal reported that ECB president Christine Lagarde personally intervened to prevent Binance from being granted a MiCA licence in Greece. The intervention itself is the story.
