BITPANDA, VISION WEB3 Foundation, and OPTIMISM Partner to Integrate European Financial Institutions into Global Blockchain Economy

Bitpanda, Europe’s leading platform for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, announces the launch of Vision Chain, aimed at addressing longstanding infrastructure bottlenecks in the European financial sector. Vision Chain is a dedicated blockchain layer designed to move tokenized assets from isolated pilot projects into mainstream economy. Developed in collaboration with the Vision Web3 Foundation and built on the Optimism tech stack, it provides a standardized environment for institutions to issue and settle tokenized assets in accordance with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), incorporating technical resilience principles aligned with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).

This launch fills a critical infrastructure gap. For years, European institutions have been confined to closed, proprietary networks with limited liquidity and interoperability. Vision Chain offers a managed infrastructure that connects regulated finance with the global on-chain economy. With Vision Chain, Bitpanda eliminates the operational complexity and costs of building private blockchain systems, enabling partners to transition smoothly from pilot projects to production deployments. To ensure institutional stability, the network uses a euro stablecoin compliant with MiCA standards as the settlement currency for all network and transaction fees, removing common currency volatility risks associated with public blockchain fees.

The infrastructure’s commercial engine is the Vision Token (VSN), a crypto asset issued by the Vision Web3 Foundation. A portion of network revenue is used to buy back and burn tokens, supporting ecosystem stability and creating a positive feedback loop where network activity and value reinforce each other. For DeFi, this architecture offers a compliant, aligned ecosystem where developers can leverage high-quality assets issued by banks and fintech firms to build complex products, providing Bitpanda’s over seven million users with investment opportunities previously available only to professional market participants.

Bitpanda CEO Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad said, “Today we are still discussing digital assets, but in the future, all assets could be digitized. Tokenization is expected to redefine capital markets. European financial institutions have been preparing for this shift for years, but infrastructure has always been missing. With Vision Chain, we are building a public blockchain centered on European regulatory standards, combining the openness of public networks with the reliability required by institutions. This will lay the foundation for Europe’s digital capital markets.”

Fabian Reinisch, Chairman of the Vision Web3 Foundation, stated, “The establishment of the Vision Foundation aims to build open, sustainable infrastructure for on-chain finance. Vision Chain is a significant milestone in this mission. By combining public blockchain technology with institutional needs and long-term ecosystem incentives, we are laying the groundwork for next-generation European financial applications based on transparent, interoperable networks.”

Optimism CEO Jing Wang added, “Vision Chain reflects the growing market demand for blockchain infrastructure that meets institutional standards without sacrificing Ethereum’s openness. Through OP Enterprise, we offer a fully managed deployment model that supports chain operations, infrastructure management, and continuous upgrades, allowing partners to focus on product development and real-world use cases. We are honored to collaborate with Bitpanda and the Vision Foundation to bring regulated financial institutions onto Ethereum and strengthen Europe’s position in the global on-chain economy.”