LeadBlock Bitpanda Ventures

@LeadBlockP and @Bitpanda_global are proud to announce the launch of a €50 million fund, LeadBlock Bitpanda Ventures (LBV), dedicated to invest into early stage digital assets startups worldwide, with a focus on Europe.

#StartInBlock 2026 Top 100 Is Here! 1000+ Founders applied, and these are the most promising early-stage startups in Web3, filtered, evaluated, and selected as the 100 best candidates. Get your VIP INVESTOR TICKET to access the DEAL FLOW, pick the 12 finalists, and hear them pitch in Paris at the Louvre. Grab Your Investor Ticket with code: PBWINVESTOR First 10 tickets get 25% off: parisblockchainweek.com/tickets The 12 finalists will be announced to pitch in front of our amazing sponsors and partners @bit2me, @SpectrumNodes, @Cardano_CF, @AdevarLabs, @ai, @yzilabs, @oviohq, @PitchBook, @DraperDragon, @0xProject, @deel, @DraperVC, @Bpifrance, @Taisu_Ventures, @brian_wong, @LBV_VC, @edenblockvc, @cryptocom, @halo__xyz, @50Partners, @Dune, @MCSocialVenture, @CoinMarketCap, @Cointelegraph, @Sony_Innov_Fund, @trgcapi, @strobefund, @BanklessVC, and @Maven11Capital, and jury members @samizb (@draperdragon), @mfelicepace (@Spectrumnodes), @tkstanczak (@nethermind), Cosmin Staicu (@bit2me), and Jessi Brooks (@RibbitCapital). Let's take a look at who made it to the top 100 👇

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Founders building for scale, this is your moment! Start in Block is where the next generation of category-defining startups meets the investors, institutions, and operators who actually move capital. This year, selected startups will pitch live at the Louvre in front of our partners, including @Cardano, @AdevarLabs, @SpectrumNodes, @Bit2Me_Global, @awscloud, @deel, @drapervc, @DraperDragon, @TheBlock__, @strobefund, @MaelstromFund, @Cryptocom_Cap, @BNBCHAIN, @yzilabs, @Cointelegraph, @animocabrands, @Bpifrance, @Coinmarketcap, @iif, @LBankLabs, @MyriadMarkets, @LBV_VC, @aleph_im, @trgcapi, @mirana, @CV_Labs, @brian_wong, @EV3ventures, @BanklessVC, @MCSocialVenture, @bcfounders, @genventurecap, @draper_u, @halo__xyz, @0xProject, @EdenBlockVC, and @lightspeedvp, with more top-tier names being added. Apply now👉 parisblockchainweek.com/startup-compet… Here’s how it works: ➡️The top 100 startups will be shortlisted and announced to our global audience and investors ➡️The 12 finalists will be selected to pitch live at the Louvre in front of our esteemed jury members ➡️They’ll also receive a booth in the Startup Village pavilion🚀 ➡️The three winning founders will pitch at the main stage in front of attendees. You’ll be following in the footsteps of past winners like @glider_fi, @AlmanaxAI, @earnos_io, @crosscurvefi, @bitstack, @r3vl_xyz, @Zyfi_org, @xverse, @bubblemaps, and @Staex_io, who went on to raise capital, close enterprise deals, and scale globally after Start in Block. If you’re building something meant to scale, this is the room you want to be in. ⏳ Applications close 28 February More Details👇 parisblockchainweek.com/startup-compet…

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BBVA joins Qivalis banking consortium With Spanish bank @bbva joining, Europe’s bank-backed euro stablecoin initiative continues to expand, with a launch scheduled H2 2026. Europe is building its own on-chain payment infrastructure. Qivalis brings together leading banks to create a credible alternative to USD-dominated rails. Institutional-grade. Fully regulated. Financial autonomy in the digital age. #qivalisEU #BBVA #EUstablecoin

Europe is building its digital asset backbone. The 360T  x @Bitpanda partnership shows the demand for compliant infrastructure. blog.bitpanda.com/en/bitpanda-an…

Nillion mentioned in @Forbes Dive in to learn all about our recent migration to Ethereum, Nillion Blacklight and more 👇 forbes.com/sites/digital-…

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INTRODUCING AMPLE A new way to compound onchain assets. Deposit supported assets, retain full principal ownership, and earn variable upside.

Today we released the beta for Ample, a new savings protocol we built at Layer3. Ample is inspired by the UK’s Premium Bond system and rebuilt using onchain financial infrastructure. Users deposit supported assets, retain full ownership of principal, and the yield generated across all deposits is pooled to fund recurring, randomized payouts. In each period, a small number of participants receive outsized outcomes, funded by the same underlying yield that would otherwise be distributed evenly. As I’ve written about before, there are several structural reasons why I believe this product is well timed. For most of the post-2008 period, savings products built around pooled yield faced a core limitation of insufficient and unstable yield. In low-rate environments, it was difficult to fund meaningful upside without introducing leverage, principal risk, or opaque balance sheet mechanics. Today, onchain money markets now provide consistent, programmatic yield that can sustainably support payout mechanisms at scale. Distribution has also changed. Historically, premium bond-style savings products were constrained by local deposit bases and national banking systems. Today, stablecoins and USD balances held in fintech wallets function as a global, dollar-denominated liability layer. This allows a protocol like Ample to aggregate deposits and yield across partners and geographies, enabling payout pools and expected outcomes that no single institution could realistically offer on its own. Transparency was another historical limitation. Prior attempts relied on opaque payout logic that was difficult for users, and often regulators, to verify. With smart contracts and verifiable randomness, payout rules can now be codified onchain. Users can see exactly how yield is accrued, how payouts are calculated, and how the payout budget is allocated. The system is auditable by design. The underlying infrastructure has matured as well. The onchain stack today looks materially different than it did in previous cycles. Smart wallets abstract away key management and gas complexity. Layer 2 networks have reduced settlement costs. On and off ramps have expanded to the point where users can move between local currency and stablecoins with minimal friction. Taken together, this creates a UX environment where an onchain savings product can operate with the same, or better, usability as a traditional fintech application. From a user behavior perspective, the appeal of this type of savings structure is well established. Humans consistently prefer variable outcomes over fixed yield, even when the expected return is identical. This preference has driven adoption of regulated savings products globally, including in the United States and the United Kingdom, where Premium Bonds alone represent approximately $150 billion in deposits. The mechanism works because it changes how yield is experienced, not how it is generated. From an integrator perspective, this savings model offers a way to increase asset retention without increasing risk. Assets remain deposited longer because the experience is more engaging than static APY. Ample turns this structure into a reusable primitive. If successful, wallets, exchanges, and fintechs should be able to offer this savings model for idle assets such as USDC, BTC, ETH, SOL, and tokenized equities. Over time, a meaningful share of onchain yield could route through pooled savings structures rather than traditional yield products. The beta release is focused on validating a small number of variables: initial asset selection, user behavior and retention, payout cadence, partner integration surfaces, and jurisdictional posture. Ample takes a small fee on yield before payouts are distributed. Ample is built entirely within Layer3, and any protocol revenue generated flows directly to the L3 treasury. The beta is intentionally limited in scope. The objective is to test whether the structural assumptions outlined above translate into real usage and durable behavior. If they do, Ample becomes less of a consumer-facing application and more a financial primitive that others embed. Follow along @AmpleHQ

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