| ESMA assesses market developments in DeFi and explores the smart contracts system
October 11, 2023--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets and securities regulator, today publishes two articles on decentralised finance (DeFi), one on developments and risks in the EU market and another on a methodology for the categorisation of smart contracts. These articles highlight important risks to consumers, new forms of market abuse, and possible vulnerabilities to financial stability.
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| DeFi: developments and risks in the EU market The article on DeFi developments and risks in the EU shows that DeFi raises serious risks to investor protection, because of the highly speculative nature of many DeFi arrangements and important operational and security vulnerabilities. Risks to financial stability are not meaningful at this point owing to DeFi’s small size but require monitoring. In addition, DeFi's unique features have led to new market manipulation issues that need to be addressed. |
| Ex-Pimco executive plans Europe's first catastrophe-bond ETF
October 29, 2025--King Ridge Capital Advisors is already managing the world's first-ever cat-bond ETF for Brookmont Capital Management. |
| CoinShares Launches TON ETP with Zero Management Fees and 2% Staking Yield October 28, 2025-Europe's leading digital asset manager delivers institutional access to TON, the blockchain powering Telegram's 900+ million users. |
| Valour Inc. Launches Sky (SKY) ETP on Spotlight Stock Market, Reaching 100 Listed ETPs October 22, 2025-100th ETP listed: Valour Sky (SKY) SEK ETP (ISIN CH1108681516) is now live on Sweden's Spotlight Stock Market, marking Valour's one hundredth exchange-traded product across Europe. |