Growing pains for the Central Bank under the EU’s new crypto rules
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This report is about crypto and Europe.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust-8.0% 30d
iShares Bitcoin Trust: it follows bitcoin. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story.
- VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“eu”).
- BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Europe
- EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-0.7% 6d
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Europe
- COIN Coinbase Global-29.8% 30d
Coinbase Global (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story.
- MSTR Strategy-16.4% 30d
Strategy (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story.
- MARA MARA Holdings-7.6% 5d
MARA Holdings (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story.
- RIOT Riot Platforms-22.7% 30d
Riot Platforms (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBIT | +4.08% | +1.73% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| VGK | -2.67% | -1.78% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| BWX | -1.27% | -0.37% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EFA | -1.78% | -2.18% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| COIN | +6.85% | +0.43% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MSTR | +7.92% | +3.08% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MARA | +8.13% | -11.52% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| RIOT | -20.57% | -16.37% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Growing pains for the Central Bank under the EU’s new crypto rules The Currency
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This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BWX | three days earlier | -0.37% | final price |
| BWX | five days earlier | -1.27% | final price |
| COIN | three days earlier | +0.43% | final price |
| COIN | five days earlier | +6.85% | final price |
| EFA | three days earlier | -2.18% | final price |
| EFA | five days earlier | -1.78% | final price |
| IBIT | three days earlier | +1.73% | final price |
| IBIT | five days earlier | +4.08% | final price |
| MARA | three days earlier | -11.52% | final price |
| MARA | five days earlier | +8.13% | final price |
| MSTR | three days earlier | +3.08% | final price |
| MSTR | five days earlier | +7.92% | final price |
| RIOT | three days earlier | -16.37% | final price |
| RIOT | five days earlier | -20.57% | final price |
| VGK | three days earlier | -1.78% | final price |
| VGK | five days earlier | -2.67% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Sen. John Boozman sold EFA (jointly held), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 9 Sep 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 21 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Coinbase Global (COIN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 67 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros sold Coinbase Global (COIN), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 18 Aug 2026. That is 84 days before publication. Filed 10 Sep 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
This story
12 out of 100
“Growing pains for the Central Bank under the EU’s new crypto rules” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.