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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.

Circle's euro stablecoin EURC compliant with MiCA is now live on the South Korean exchange Upbit, covering KRW, BTC, and other markets, providing Korean users with a more convenient access channel.Circle is the issuer of the US dollar stablecoin USDC, and EURC is its euro stablecoin. Upbit is one of the major cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea.

Tesla (TSLA.O) announced that its Semi Truck is about to enter the European market.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: 1WIN vs. Nemiga - PGL Masters Bucharest: European Qualifiers Playoffs," the "Map 2 Winner" sub-market option "1WIN" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in win rate, dropping from 59% an hour ago to the current 43.5% (a fluctuation of 15.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Eurozone government bond prices fell on Friday, with the global bond market expected to record its worst weekly performance since the outbreak of the Iran war, as soaring energy prices forced central banks worldwide to take swift action against inflation. The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points and adjusted its inflation and growth forecasts. The yield on Germany's two-year government bonds rose to 3.208%, the highest since October 2023.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) stated in its latest risk report that major prediction market platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi have not obtained the necessary authorization to provide event contract services in the EU, and some platforms only restrict users from certain EU countries. ESMA questioned the effectiveness of their geographical restrictions and VPN blocking measures.ESMA pointed out that event contracts may be classified as financial instruments based on their specific structure, fall under the MiCA framework, or be regulated by member states' betting regulations. If classified as financial instruments, their marketing, distribution, and sale to retail investors are generally subject to existing binary options restrictions.

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced the launch of Pre-IPO perpetual contracts related to OpenAI and Anthropic in Europe. Eligible traders can go long or short on the valuations of the two AI companies with up to 10 times leverage, but will not receive actual shares of the two companies. This product bets on the valuation changes of the two companies before their IPOs, providing a new speculative avenue for retail investors who find it difficult to directly buy shares of private companies.OKX is not the first platform to launch such products. Hyperliquid has offered markets related to OpenAI and Anthropic through HIP-3, and Binance also provides Pre-IPO perpetual contracts for the two companies. OKX stated that such products are not substitutes for the shares themselves but can meet the ongoing market demand for exposure to large tech companies that have not been publicly listed for a long time.Meanwhile, OKX has also launched 100 tokenized stocks and ETFs, including Nvidia, Alphabet, Palantir, as well as SPY and QQQ, allowing European traders to trade traditional markets around the clock. These tokens track the prices of the underlying securities but do not grant holders actual shares or voting rights, and some tokens can be withdrawn to self-custody wallets. OKX Europe CEO Erald Ghoos stated that the demand for its derivatives business continues to grow, with trading volume for X-Perps in the European market quadrupling since the transition period of MiCA ended in July.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: 1WIN vs B8 - PGL Masters Bucharest: European Qualifiers Playoffs," the "Map 1 Winner" sub-market's "1WIN" option has experienced significant fluctuations in win rate, soaring from 48% an hour ago to the current 68% (a fluctuation of 20%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to CoinDesk, European financial and cryptocurrency industry organizations have written to the EU Council and the European Parliament, urging lawmakers to remove the cap on the scale of tokenized securities platforms or set it at least at €1.5 trillion (approximately $1.74 trillion), arguing that the €100 billion cap proposed by the European Commission will hinder industry development. Signatories include the French Digital Asset Association Adan, Crypto Council for Innovation, the European Ethereum Institute, as well as companies like Nasdaq and Boerse Stuttgart.The EU's distributed ledger pilot regime allows operators to test the trading and settlement of tokenized stocks, bonds, and investment funds while exempting some existing financial rules. After observing "moderate" participation, the European Commission proposed to expand the pilot framework and raise the current €6 billion cap to €100 billion. Adan stated that considering the development of the global market, this increase is still insufficient, and their preferred option is to completely remove the cap or at least set it to €1.5 trillion, which is 15 times the proposed cap.The joint letter pointed out that some existing European projects have reached a scale of €350 billion and plan to grow further, but did not disclose specific projects or calculation methods. The letter also emphasized that the relevant threshold targets the market capitalization of admitted securities rather than trading volume and opposed giving central securities depositories a significantly higher differentiated cap than other blockchain market operators, arguing that this would be detrimental to emerging service providers.The alliance also compared the restrictive measures in Europe with an unnamed mainstream settlement platform in the United States, which can tokenize assets like stocks without a trading volume cap; if the cap is retained, the alliance hopes the Commission can flexibly raise it as the market grows, without presetting a maximum limit.

J.P. Morgan Private Bank macro investment strategist Patrick Ernst stated that the European Central Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points as expected, which has a limited impact on the euro to dollar exchange rate.Ernst pointed out that the dollar may still dominate the market. If the U.S. CPI data exceeds expectations, it could weaken the upward momentum of the euro against the dollar. The U.S. CPI data for August will be released on Friday.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stated that inflation will remain above target levels until the first half of 2027.

Eurozone government bond yields remain high ahead of the European Central Bank's policy decision, with analysts expecting the central bank to raise interest rates by 25 basis points. The yield on Germany's 10-year government bonds rose to 3.44%, having previously reached 3.4514%, the highest since 2011. The market expects the European Central Bank's deposit rate to be 2.74% by December, up from the current 2.25%.

The European Central Bank is expected to implement its second interest rate hike since the energy prices surged due to the Iran war, as inflation remains persistently above target.Institutional surveys show that, except for one analyst, the rest expect the deposit rate to be raised by 25 basis points to 2.5% on Thursday. Policymakers are responding to last month's consumer price increase that surpassed 3%.

According to a report by AML Intelligence, the European Commission has passed an authorization bill to expand the "Central Contact Point" (CCP) framework to include Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASP), granting regulatory authorities in member states the power to require local contact persons to be designated by institutions such as cryptocurrency exchanges operating in their countries.This framework previously only applied to electronic money institutions and payment institutions. After the revision, it will include crypto service providers in the anti-money laundering and compliance regulatory network, allowing regulatory authorities to have a fixed contact window domestically and enhance information sharing and law enforcement collaboration.

According to Gate market data, on September 9, the German DAX30 index closed down 408.73 points, a decrease of 1.57%, at 25,584.19 points; the UK FTSE 100 index fell 142.34 points, a decrease of 1.32%, at 10,669.32 points; the French CAC40 index dropped 161.31 points, a decrease of 1.94%, at 8,156.67 points.

According to Gate market data, European natural gas prices have exceeded 80 euros per megawatt hour for the first time, reaching a new high in over three years. Benchmark futures rose by as much as 6.8%, reaching 80.98 euros, the highest point since January 2023. As winter demand is expected to rise, price pressures could evolve into broader economic issues.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: B8 vs BET-M 33 (BO3) - PGL Masters Bucharest: European Qualifiers Playoffs," the sub-market "Total Rounds in Map 2: Over/Under 21.5" has seen a dramatic fluctuation in the win rate of the "Over" option, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 69% (a fluctuation of 19%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Sifted, the head of the robotics division of the French AI unicorn Mistral is seeking to raise 200 million euros for its new startup, planning to develop robotic AI models based on more comprehensive data training to surpass competitors in data quality.Mistral officially established its robotics division last year.

According to Cryptopolitan, the latest data from Token Terminal shows that the supply of euro stablecoins reached $848.1 million on September 7, marking an annual growth of approximately 22.6%, with a net increase of about $156 million. In the same period, US dollar stablecoins only saw a net increase of about $159 million, but their base was as high as $298.5 billion, which is 350 times the market size of euro stablecoins.In terms of market concentration, EURC and EURCV together account for 82% of the euro stablecoin supply, with EURCV issued by SG-Forge, a digital asset subsidiary of Société Générale, holding a MiCA-compliant license and accounting for 19.6%. It is the first stablecoin led by a licensed European bank subsidiary.In terms of on-chain distribution, Ethereum absorbed about $125 million of the incremental supply this year, achieving a market share of 69.4%; Solana added about $30 million, with a market share of 14.7%; together, they contributed almost all of the annual increment. Base, on the other hand, saw a decline, dropping from $73.9 million to $58.7 million. Analysis indicates that the growth of euro stablecoins is primarily driven by supply from issuers rather than demand from users, and liquidity for euro trading pairs in DeFi lending pools and perpetual contracts remains weak, with the supply-demand gap yet to be bridged.

According to the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, Google will invest at least 13 billion euros in Finland's artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2027-2028.