SwissBorg joins the Eurøpe Consortium to expand euro-denominated onchain finance. Dan Stokes Community Growth Industry coalition aims to turn Europe's regulatory framework for stablecoins into greater adoption of the euro in onchain markets, where US dollar stablecoins account for 99% of market value. PARIS, 5 October 2026: European digital-finance companies, joined by Nasdaq-listed etoro, today announced the formation of the Eurøpe Consortium, an industry-led coalition intended to accelerate the practical adoption of euro-denominated onchain finance. Stablecoins are an important means of payment and settlement in digital-asset markets, yet approximately 99% of their market value is denominated in US dollars. Euro stablecoins, digital tokens designed to maintain a one-to-one value with the euro, account for less than 1%. That imbalance can become self-reinforcing. The currencies most widely used for payments, trading and treasury operations tend to attract further integrations, infrastructure and users. Without greater coordination, European businesses could increasingly use onchain financial infrastructure built around dollar-denominated assets even when the underlying economic activity begins and ends in euros. Onchain finance uses blockchain networks to conduct payments, trading and settlement. The European Union established a regulatory framework for euro-denominated stablecoins, but the remaining challenge is adoption: distribution, liquidity, integrations and practical use. No single issuer can create that market alone. The Eurøpe Consortium is the first European cross-company coalition built around an issued and regulated euro stablecoin, bringing together participants across issuance, distribution, financial infrastructure and blockchain ecosystems. Its members are predominantly digital-native financial companies already operating across the onchain economy. Together, they bring the distribution, market access, infrastructure and technical capabilities needed to move euro-denominated stablecoins from regulatory possibility to practical adoption. "The EU established a regulatory framework for euro-denominated stablecoins, but regulation alone does not create a functioning market," said Martin Bruncko, founder and chief executive of Schuman Financial. "Adoption requires issuers, distribution platforms, infrastructure providers and broader financial and blockchain ecosystems to work together. The Eurøpe Consortium brings European financial innovators together to help ensure that the euro plays a meaningful role as global financial activity moves onchain." Participants include Schuman Financial, Assetera, BLOX, Coinhouse, Coinmerce, DFNS, etoro, LCX, RockawayX, SwissBorg, and XRPL Commons. The consortium's initial programme will centre on EURØP, a euro-denominated e-money token developed by Schuman Financial and currently available across six public blockchain networks: Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Solana, the XRP Ledger and Plasma. Participating organisations intend to coordinate work in four areas: * Access and distribution: identifying ways to make regulated euro stablecoins available through the platforms European customers already use; * Infrastructure and integrations: supporting appropriate connections with wallets, trading platforms, tokenised-asset infrastructure and blockchain networks; * Practical applications: developing retail, institutional, payment and tokenised-market use cases; and * Market development: coordinating education, communications and engagement with prospective participants. Each organisation will retain responsibility for its own commercial, technical and regulatory decisions. Consortium participants will support EURØP adoption according to their role, including listing, integration, distribution, infrastructure support or ecosystem development. "Our community has been able to hold and use EURØP for some time. What has been missing is a coordinated market around euro-denominated assets. I mean distribution, integrations and everyday use. That is what the Eurøpe Consortium is for, and it is why we are part of it," said Cyrus Fazel, CEO of SwissBorg. "Stablecoins are becoming a fundamental part of global financial infrastructure. As more finance moves on-chain, the euro's role should reflect its strength in the global economy. By joining the Eurøpe Consortium, etoro is helping build the liquidity, distribution and utility needed to make the euro a first-class currency on-chain," said Ouriel Ohayon, Head of Crypto at etoro. "Our customers trade, spend and save in euros. It makes no sense that the onchain world forces them into dollars," said Jaap de Bruijn, CEO of Coinmerce. "We want euro stablecoins to become a natural part of how our customers manage their portfolio, and that only happens if regulated platforms build this market together." "Onchain, the dollar outweighs the euro more than 300 to 1, which makes little sense for the world's second reserve currency, which accounts for 20% of global FX reserves," said Viktor Fischer, Founder and CEO of RockawayX, an investor in Schuman Financial. "With MiCA now in force, we expect the next couple of years to be a race to build euro liquidity and distribution. The Eurøpe Consortium brings the right teams together to turn that regulatory clarity into real adoption." "Euro-denominated stablecoins have a meaningful role to play as digital finance matures, reflecting the economic weight of the euro area," said Odelia Torteman, Head of Digital Assets, XRPL Commons. "Scaling their use depends on coordinated action across the value chain, from issuance and distribution to infrastructure and technology. The Eurøpe Consortium brings these complementary roles together, creating the conditions for euro stablecoins to deliver efficiency and value at scale." "Euro stablecoins will only matter if they work together: interoperable, liquid and usable across platforms and blockchains. The Eurøpe Consortium is a concrete step toward an open euro onchain market, and Coinhouse wants to help make euro stablecoins as easy to hold, use and exchange as euros in a bank account," said Nicolas Louvet, CEO and co-founder of Coinhouse. The consortium also intends to engage additional financial institutions, trading and distribution platforms, fintech companies and infrastructure providers. About the Eurøpe Consortium. The Eurøpe Consortium is an industry-led coalition advancing euro-denominated onchain finance. Its participants span digital-money issuance, distribution, financial infrastructure, blockchain ecosystems and investment. The consortium's initial activity is centred on EURØP, a regulated euro-denominated digital-money product developed by Schuman Financial. Participating organisations retain responsibility for their own commercial, technical and regulatory decisions. About EURØP. EURØP is a euro stablecoin issued under the European Union's MiCA Regulation by Schuman Financial, an electronic money institution authorised by the ACPR in France. Reserves are held at Société Générale and other named credit institutions. The EURØP white paper is available at schuman.io/europ. EURØP is available to deposit, withdraw, hold and exchange in the SwissBorg app. Growing Wealth Together. Engineered in Switzerland. Licensed in Europe. Crypto assets are highly volatile. You risk losing all invested capital. This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. 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EDEL price soars 21% as capital rotates into altcoins. By Olu Anisere September 30, 2026 Updated:September 30, 2026 News No Comments 2 Mins Read Edel price soared by 21% in 24 hours to $0.0282 on Wednesday, significantly outperforming a flat broader market, primarily driven by capital rotating into smaller altcoins. Market Sentiment Analysis The broader market is seeing capital flow from Bitcoin into altcoins. The Altcoin Season Index has risen 33.33% over the past week to 60. This indicates a growing risk-on appetite, with investors seeking higher returns in smaller-cap tokens like EDEL, explaining its outsized gain against a nearly flat Bitcoin. EDEL's surge is less about its own news and more about benefiting from a favourable market tide for altcoins. The move is supported by a notable increase in trading activity. EDEL's 24-hour trading volume rose 34.55% to $3.51 million. This higher volume provides confirmation that the price increase is backed by genuine buying interest and liquidity, rather than a thin, easily reversible pump. The rally has participation, reducing the risk of it being a fleeting spike. With no specific EDEL catalyst in sight, its path is tied to the altcoin rotation trend. The immediate resistance to watch is the round number at $0.03. If buying pressure continues, a test of this level is likely. The key support is the recent consolidation zone around $0.027; a break below it could lead to a retreat toward $0.025. The short-term bias is cautiously bullish but dependent on sustained sector-wide momentum. Traders are tracking EDEL's ability to hold above $0.027 and the trend of the Altcoin Season Index. EDEL's sharp gain is a clear beneficiary of rotating capital seeking alpha in the altcoin space, confirmed by rising volume. Last week, SwissBorg, a major European crypto wealth platform, announced support for EDEL. The listing enables users to swap from 12 fiat currencies or over 400 other assets directly into EDEL. SwissBorg highlighted EDEL's role as an equity issuer and a perpetual trading venue on the Canton Network, as well as its recent inclusion in the DTCC working group. This is bullish for EDEL, as it significantly improves accessibility and liquidity for a broader investor base, particularly in Europe. Exchange listings often serve as catalysts for increased awareness and trading activity. Ethereum Price Drops as Buying Momentum Eases Olu Anisere is a financial and economic journalist at MarketForces Africa, specialising in African macroeconomic policy, international finance, energy markets, and continental development.He covers major multilateral institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), providing readers with frontline reporting on policies shaping Africa's economic trajectory.Olu has reported extensively on Nigeria's fiscal and monetary policy landscape, including CBN interest rate decisions, Nigeria's bond market, FX inflows, and the country's engagement with global financial institutions.His coverage spans IMF and World Bank Spring and Annual Meetings, African Ministers of Finance conferences, and high-level economic forums where Africa's development agenda is set.His reporting captures perspectives from Africa's most influential economic voices, including Tony Elumelu, senior IMF officials, and CBN leadership, bringing institutional insight and policy depth to MarketForces Africa's readers.Olu also covers Inside Africa - tracking economic, investment, and development stories from across the continent. Olu Anisere is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Africa Business News

SEALSQ majority-owned Wecan Group partners with SwissBorg to list the WECAN Token. August 27, 2026 09:15 ET | Source: SEALSQ Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Collaboration Brings Together Two Swiss Technology Companies Advancing Trusted Digital Infrastructure, Regulatory Compliance and Broader Access to Digital Assets SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) ("SEALSQ" or the "Company"), a global leader in semiconductors, PKI and post-quantum technology, today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, Wecan Group SA ("Wecan"), has entered into a strategic partnership with SwissBorg, a Swiss digital-asset platform. As part of the collaboration, SwissBorg intends to list the WECAN token and welcome the Wecan community to its platform, subject to the completion of all applicable technical, regulatory and compliance procedures. The partnership brings together two Swiss technology companies with a shared commitment to increasing trust, transparency and accessibility within the digital economy. Wecan provides institutional-grade compliance and data-management infrastructure, while SwissBorg offers a regulated platform through which users can access and manage digital assets. Strengthening SEALSQ's Digital-Trust Ecosystem SEALSQ acquired an initial 28.3% equity stake in Wecan in June 2025 and moved to a majority position in June 2026, alongside a CHF 5 million commitment from SEALQUANTUM Quantum Fund (an internal strategic initiative through which SEALSQ allocates its own capital to accelerate development of its post-quantum and quantum technology capabilities), to accelerate Wecan's AI-powered Compliance Copilot and post-quantum financial security roadmap. The investment forms part of SEALSQ's strategy to integrate post-quantum cybersecurity, semiconductor-based hardware roots of trust, PKI and trusted identity technologies into regulated financial and institutional workflows. Wecan's platform automates key parts of the compliance lifecycle, including Know Your Customer ("KYC"), Anti-Money Laundering ("AML"), client onboarding and the secure exchange of compliance information. Its solutions are used by more than 100 banks, insurers, financial intermediaries and other regulated organizations. By combining Wecan's compliance expertise with SEALSQ's post-quantum cryptography and secure-semiconductor capabilities, the companies are working toward a new generation of quantum-resistant compliance and digital-identity solutions designed for financial institutions and other regulated industries. The proposed listing of the WECAN token on SwissBorg is expected to expand access to the Wecan ecosystem while increasing its visibility among SwissBorg's international community. "Wecan built a compliance infrastructure that regulated institutions already trust, and SwissBorg built a regulated platform that hundreds of thousands of clients trust. Both were built in Switzerland, under Swiss standards, by teams that believe trust has to be engineered rather than assumed," said Carlos Moreira, Chairman and CEO of SEALSQ. "Bringing them together extends Wecan's infrastructure into the regulated digital-asset market, and it reflects exactly why we took a majority position in the company. Wecan is a core component of SEALSQ's strategy to build a vertically integrated, post-quantum digital-trust ecosystem. Financial institutions need more than digitalization - they need verifiable identities, protected data, provable compliance and security capable of resisting future quantum-computing threats. This collaboration shows how Swiss innovation can connect institutional-grade trust infrastructure with the emerging digital-asset economy. Sovereign, auditable, quantum-resistant infrastructure is not an ambition for us. It is the product we are building, one layer at a time." "Wecan was built on a simple principle: in finance, trust must be verifiable rather than assumed," said Vincent Pignon, Founder and CEO of Wecan. "Our platform applies this principle every day for regulated institutions. Selecting a Swiss platform with a strong focus on regulation, transparency and compliance was therefore essential to us. We are pleased to collaborate with SwissBorg and introduce our community to its platform." A Swiss-to-Swiss Collaboration Founded in Switzerland, Wecan has established a trusted ecosystem through which regulated institutions can manage compliance information efficiently and securely. SwissBorg will support the introduction of Wecan and its technology to its community through a phased communications program, including founder content, educational materials and market commentary. The precise date on which the WECAN token will become available through SwissBorg will be communicated separately following the completion of the applicable listing, technical and compliance processes. Cyrus Fazel, CEO and Co-Founder of SwissBorg, noted. "At SwissBorg we have always believed that trust is what turns a crypto product into a wealth management platform. Wecan has engineered compliance infrastructure that Europe's leading institutions already rely on, and listing the WECAN token lets our community back the rails that make regulated digital finance credible. It is a natural fit: two Swiss teams building for the same standard." About Wecan Group Wecan Group SA is a Swiss regulatory-technology company and a majority-owned subsidiary of SEALSQ Corp. Its secure platform enables banks, insurers, financial intermediaries and other regulated organizations to automate compliance processes, including KYC, AML, client onboarding and the structured exchange of trusted data. Wecan's technology is being integrated with SEALSQ's post-quantum cryptography, PKI, digital-identity and hardware root-of-trust capabilities to support the development of quantum-resistant compliance infrastructure for financial institutions and other regulated sectors. Important Information Concerning the WECAN Token This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, legal or tax advice, an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any crypto-asset, or a recommendation to engage in any transaction. Crypto-assets involve substantial risk, including the possible loss of the entire amount committed. Availability of the WECAN token may vary by jurisdiction and remains subject to SwissBorg's eligibility requirements, technical integration, due-diligence procedures and regulatory and compliance approvals. Where required under applicable law, the relevant crypto-asset white paper and associated risk disclosures will be made available before the WECAN token becomes available for trading. About SEALSQ: SEALSQ is a leading innovator in Post-Quantum Technology hardware and software solutions. Its technology seamlessly integrates Semiconductors, PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), and Provisioning Services, with a strategic emphasis on developing state-of-the-art Quantum Resistant Cryptography and Semiconductors designed to address the urgent security challenges posed by quantum computing. As quantum computers advance, traditional cryptographic methods like RSA and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) are increasingly vulnerable. SEALSQ is pioneering the development of Post-Quantum Semiconductors that provide robust, future-proof protection for sensitive data across a wide range of applications, including Multi-Factor Authentication tokens, Smart Energy, Medical and Healthcare Systems, Defense, IT Network Infrastructure, Automotive, and Industrial Automation and Control Systems. By embedding Post-Quantum Cryptography into its semiconductor solutions, SEALSQ ensures that organizations stay protected against quantum threats. Its products are engineered to safeguard critical systems, enhancing resilience and security across diverse industries. Forward-Looking Statements This communication expressly or implicitly contains certain forward-looking statements concerning SEALSQ Corp and its businesses. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding its business strategy, financial performance, results of operations, market data, events or developments that GovCloud Network expect or anticipate will occur in the future, as well as any other statements which are not historical facts. Although GovCloud Network believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond its control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that, in its view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include SEALSQ's ability to continue beneficial transactions with material parties, including a limited number of significant customers; market demand and semiconductor industry conditions; and the risks discussed in SEALSQ's filings with the SEC. Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by SEALSQ with the SEC. SEALSQ Corp is providing this communication as of this date and does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. | SEALSQ Corp. Carlos Moreira Chairman & CEO Tel: +41 22 594 3000 [email protected] | SEALSQ Investor Relations (US) The Equity Group Inc. Lena Cati Tel: +1 212 836-9611 [email protected] |