The European banking system is beginning to collectively promote the euro stablecoin.

The Qivalis alliance, composed of 12 major banks, plans to launch a 1:1 pegged euro stablecoin in the second half of 2026. Members include core European banks such as BNP Paribas, ING, UniCredit, BBVA, and others. The reserve structure is also relatively conservative—at least 40% in bank deposits, with the rest invested in high-rated short-term Eurozone government bonds.
This is not an attempt by a crypto startup, but a systematic layout by the traditional financial system. Qivalis has a clear positioning: to create a regulated domestic alternative to address the dominance of dollar stablecoins and serve global scenarios like cross-border payments.
In my view, this is a landmark signal.
First, it indicates that stablecoins have shifted from being a native crypto tool to a matter of financial infrastructure.
When large bank alliances personally design reserve structures, compliance pathways, and issuance frameworks, stablecoins are no longer fringe innovations but part of macro-financial strategy.
Second, it represents a change in competitive logic.
Future competition may not be about who profits the most, but about who is more compliant, more stable, and more acceptable to institutions.
For cross-border corporate payments and institutional clearing scenarios, stability and regulatory certainty are far more important than yields.
Third, it could reshape the structure of on-chain liquidity.
If the euro stablecoin can gain liquidity support on the first day of issuance through exchanges and market-making systems, then trading pairs, derivative pricing, and even DeFi collateral structures on-chain could gradually diversify, no longer relying solely on dollar pegs.
Of course, we must also be realistic.
The network effects of dollar stablecoins cannot be shaken in a year or two.
Liquidity, trading depth, and DeFi ecosystem compatibility are long-term projects.
But the direction is already very clear: sovereign currency systems will not give up on on-chain space.
If the previous phase was about the crypto world creating stablecoins, the next phase may be the traditional financial system reshaping stablecoins.
This is not just about technology choices but also an extension of monetary sovereignty and financial discourse.
If successfully implemented, this will not just be a token issuance but a step for the European financial system to extend onto the blockchain.
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