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imec launches €2.5bn NanoIC pilot line to sharpen Europe’s edge in advanced chips

Belgian research institute imec has opened NanoIC, a €2.5 billion pilot facility meant to let industry and labs prototype cutting-edge semiconductor process steps without building full-scale fabs. The shared R&D line, which will house ASML’s High NA EUV tool, aims to accelerate European capability in sub-2nm technologies while managing the cost and risk of moving toward volume production.

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CFTC Expands Eligible Stablecoin Issuers to Include National Trust Banks

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission reissued a staff letter clarifying that national trust banks may qualify as issuers under its payment-stablecoin framework, aligning agency guidance with recent legislative guardrails. However, Congress’s unsettled negotiating dynamics and procedural hurdles mean statutory fixes and broader jurisdictional clarity remain uncertain, which could slow some market responses.