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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union composed of 27 European countries, aimed at promoting cooperation and development among member states through a unified legal system and common market policies. The EU's influence in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain is mainly reflected in its formulation of regulatory policies and legal frameworks for digital assets, to ensure market stability and consumer protection.
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European Securities and Markets Authority report: Tokenized stocks may lead to liquidity fragmentation

According to Ledger Insights, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recently published the "Trends, Risks, and Vulnerabilities Report for the First Half of 2026," in which digital assets and prediction markets occupy three chapters. Regarding crypto assets, the report warns that the increasing ties between cryptocurrencies and the traditional financial sector pose risks. Concerning tokenization, the report points out that issuing different tokenized versions of the same stock may lead to fragmented liquidity.As for prediction markets, the report believes that prediction markets have not yet seen significant development in Europe. This is because major platforms do not yet hold EU licenses, and in most cases, they need to obtain licenses. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) outlines some potential advantages of tokenization, including increased efficiency, expanded investor access, programmability, and atomic settlement. On the other hand, ESMA also questions how much these advantages are actually realized within these encapsulated structures.Since the ownership of the underlying stocks is off-chain, there is no single data source on-chain, and self-custody can only be achieved indirectly through these structures. Tokenization structures also introduce additional layers of intermediaries, leading to complexity and risk. The settlement advantages are also difficult to realize. Even if token transfers occur on-chain, the cash portion of the transaction is usually settled separately, whether through bank payments or other channels. This means that for certain transactions, the promised atomic settlement (i.e., simultaneous delivery of securities and cash) has not yet been achieved.

Data: Bitcoin and Ethereum options with a nominal value of 2.52 billion USD are set to expire today

According to Greeks.live, options delivery data shows that 29,000 BTC options are set to expire, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.6, a maximum pain point of $78,000, and a nominal value of $2.24 billion. 114,000 ETH options are set to expire, with a Put Call Ratio of 1.17, a maximum pain point of $2,450, and a nominal value of $280 million.Analysis indicates that Bitcoin continues to fluctuate around $80,000, having surged to $80,000 over three days in late last month, and has been consolidating for nearly three weeks now. The monthly realized volatility (RV) remains unchanged compared to last week, while the monthly implied volatility (IV) has slightly increased, with a general rise in the volatility risk premium (VRP). From other major options data, 7% of options are set to expire this week, with BTC and ETH open interest slightly declining compared to last week, and overall trading activity has also seen a certain pullback. The cryptocurrency market has experienced a 10-month bear market, with the main altcoins' gains concentrated in a week last month; however, during the pullback period, some concept coins and memes have shown signs of recovery, which is a positive signal. The brief calm in the U.S. stock market has also provided a breathing window for the crypto market, creating a very optimistic market atmosphere. Currently, the monthly out-of-the-money IV is not high, making it worthwhile to consider some directional buys.
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