Designed to operate on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, layer-2s are emerging rapidly, fueled by years of innovation in the Ethereum ecosystem. Now, they promise to bring decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions to the original blockchain. Despite locking millions in value onchain in a few months, Bitcoin layer-2s are still in their infancy. As with any…

Slovenia has issued the first digital sovereign bond in the European Union. The bond was issued and placed by BNP Paribas. It had a nominal size of 30 million euros ($32.5 million) with a 3.65% coupon and maturity date of Nov. 25, according to the Slovenian Finance Ministry. BNP Paribas used its Neobonds platform for the July…

The Netherlands-based digital asset exchange One Trading has received an Organized Trading Facility license from the Dutch Financial Markets Authority (AFM). With that license, the exchange will be able to introduce several new financial products to Europe, including onshore crypto futures trading. In addition, One Trading will become the only perpetual futures trading platform in…