Authors

Dr. Oliver Völkel, LL.M.

Dr. Oliver Völkel, LL.M.

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Bryan Hollmann, LL.M.

Bryan Hollmann, LL.M.

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New payment models in Europe

A wallet should work everywhere, process payments in seconds and feel effortless to use. Delivering on that promise requires banks, payment institutions, technology companies and merchants to work together. Whether this produces a viable service across Europe depends largely on how that cooperation is organised. Regulation shapes practical product decisions: who can provide which services, which infrastructure they can access and who bears the consequences when something goes wrong?

ESMA Tightens Stance on Non-Compliant Stablecoins

Stablecoins that do not comply with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) face further restrictions.

Global Digital Asset Forum Vienna

Can the European market in digital assets remain competitive without greater regulatory certainty?

Global Digital Asset Forum Vienna: The ART Market Today

Why have asset-referenced tokens not yet gained momentum in the European market?

Global Digital Asset Forum Vienna: Asset-Referenced Tokens

What makes asset-referenced tokens so difficult to classify under MiCA?

Testing the Boundaries of MiCA’s DeFi Exemption

Few topics currently attract as much attention in the financial sector as stablecoins. What began as a technical tool within the crypto ecosystem has evolved into a strategically relevant instrument of monetary and financial policy.

Global Digital Asset Forum Vienna: Regulating Innovation

How does supervisory practice shape the innovation landscape?

Stablecoins: From Niche Product to Strategic Power Instrument

Few topics currently attract as much attention in the financial sector as stablecoins. What began as a technical tool within the crypto ecosystem has evolved into a strategically relevant instrument of monetary and financial policy.

From Dollar Dominance to Euro Ambitions

A high-level debate on the world’s next currency competition.

Europe's Answer to the Stablecoin Challenge

A legal and strategic roadmap for Europe's digital money future.