Crypto in Everyday Banking: Sygnum’s crypto push goes mainstream as Bancastato adds bitcoin, ether, litecoin and solana directly inside its usual web and mobile banking apps, using Avaloq’s banking platform and Sygnum’s API so customers don’t have to jump between separate systems. Regulated Crypto Expands in Europe: ESMA’s MiCA register update adds 15 more crypto-asset service providers, bringing the total to 309, including BNY’s Belgian unit for custody and transfer services. Cancer Drug Deal for Liechtenstein & Switzerland Markets: IMPACT Therapeutics grants Pharmanovia exclusive rights to senaparib across Europe (including Liechtenstein and Switzerland), the Middle East and North Africa, plus Australia and New Zealand, with up to €423.5M in upfront and milestone payments. COVID-19 Vaccine Update: The EU authorises Pfizer-BioNTech’s XFG-adapted COVID-19 vaccine for ages 6+ in all EU states plus Liechtenstein and Norway, with manufacturing already underway for the respiratory season. EV Batteries Funding: The European Commission offers interest-free EUR 1.5B loans to scale electric-vehicle battery production, with projects needing at least 10 gigawatts annual capacity. Cutting Tools for Composites: Oerlikon Balzers promotes its Baldia CVD diamond coatings to reduce abrasive wear and improve machining stability for composite components. Climate & Industry Pressure: Low Rhine and Danube water levels threaten full-load shipping, raising costs and disruption risk for European industry.