The European Union is preparing to wage war against Russia by implementing a complete ban on all cryptocurrency transactions between EU residents and Russian entities

The EU plans to sanction two Kyrgyz banks and several other foreign lenders for helping Russia move money through crypto and bypass existing sanctions. It also wants to block all crypto transactions linked to Russia, including stablecoins and the digital rouble, to close this route for payments and trade.

The European Union has launched one of its strongest regulatory assaults yet on TikTok, accusing the social media giant of deliberately engineering addictive user behavior and seeking legal actions against the company under the EU's Digital Services Act.

Spain is preparing to draw one of its toughest red lines on social media, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announcing that children under the age of 16 will be banned from social media next week, as part of the country's efforts to shield its youth from the "Digital Wild West."

French police raided X’s Paris office and summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning over a criminal investigation into the platform and its AI chatbot Grok. Prosecutors are examining claims that X and Grok helped spread illegal content, including child abuse images and sexual deepfakes, and may have unlawfully handled data.

AI-powered crypto projects are set to get a major adoption tailwind after the European Union forced Google to open its Android ecosystem to competing AI tools, with many AI-linked crypto projects like Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and Ocean Protocol looking to get explosive integration opportunities as developers gain direct access to billions of devices.

Trump dropped planned tariffs on several European countries after reaching a framework deal with NATO on Arctic and Greenland cooperation. The move eased market fears, helping shares and Bitcoin recover as trade tensions cooled.

Hungary and Portugal block the crypto prediction market as regulators across Europe remain split on whether Polymarket belongs under financial rules or gambling law.

Cardano fell below key support levels as selling pressure stayed strong, with weak demand and cautious traders limiting any rebound. Rising US–EU trade tensions also pushed investors away from risky assets, adding to the price drop.

DZ Bank’s MiCA approval highlights how traditional banks — not crypto exchanges — are becoming Europe’s primary gateway to digital assets.