European

Bitcoin fell 3.6% to under $92K, ether fell 4.9%, and solana fell 8.6%, wiping ~$100B from crypto's total value, after Trump proposed a new 10% European tariff

ASML hits a $500B+ market cap for the first time, the third European company to reach the milestone, after TSMC reported strong earnings; ASML is up 18% YTD

Dealroom: 76 European deep tech and life sciences companies spun out from universities reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025, or both

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Qargo, which offers a cloud-based transport management service for carriers, freight forwarders, and third-party logistics, raised a $33M Series B led by Sofina

The combination of Qargo's cloud-based TMS and native AI features enables European transport operators to lower operating costs …

BNP Paribas says it is joining nine other European banks, including ING, UniCredit, and CaixaBank, to develop a euro-pegged stablecoin via joint venture Qivalis

The group of 10 banks plans to introduce its euro stablecoin next year under a new Dutch entity named Qivalis.  —  What to know:

SEC filing: CoinShares withdraws registrations for its XRP, Solana staking, and Litecoin ETFs to focus on higher-margin opportunities ahead of a US listing

CoinShares filed on Friday to withdraw its plan to launch three exchange-traded funds, as the European cryptocurrency firm plans …

Deblock, an app that lets users manage fiat and digital assets in one place by linking a bank account with a self-owned crypto wallet, raised a €30M Series A

Deblock is expanding into Germany to introduce its fully on-chain banking solution to more European users …

Atomico: European startups are on track to raise $44B in 2025, up from $41B in 2024; tech now makes up 15% of Europe's GDP, up from 4% in 2016

Sifted combed through the 183 charts in this year's edition to pick out the most important bits  —  Europe's startups are getting some of their mojo …

Dealroom: 230+ European defense tech startups have launched since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, driven by interest in drones, as investors foresee a shake-out

Sylvia Pfeifer / Financial Times :

A basket tracking the stocks of 10 European data center operators and infrastructure providers surged 23% in 2025, topping the Nasdaq 100, driven by the AI boom

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