When it comes to crypto venture capital, Europe is widely seen as playing second fiddle to the US.

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December 2, 2025
Bpifrance’s blockchain chief wants to bring Europe’s crypto VCs together: 'There is common ground'
Ivan De Lastours is the president of the Digital Assets Venture Network, a new organisation hoping to foster collaboration between crypto VCs
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