BITPANDA, Vision Web3 Foundation, and Optimism Join Forces to Connect European Financial Institutions to the Global Blockchain Economy

Bitpanda, Europe’s leading cryptocurrency and digital asset platform, today announced Vision Chain—a dedicated blockchain layer designed to address long-standing infrastructure bottlenecks in European finance. Vision Chain aims to scale tokenized assets from isolated pilot projects into the mainstream economy. Developed in collaboration with the Vision Web3 Foundation and built on the Optimism technology stack, the network provides a standardized environment for institutions to issue and settle tokenized assets in compliance with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), while embedding 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 lacking liquidity and interoperability. Vision Chain delivers a managed infrastructure that bridges regulated finance with the global onchain economy. By leveraging Vision Chain, Bitpanda eliminates the operational complexity and cost of building private blockchain systems—enabling partners to seamlessly transition from pilot projects to production-grade deployment. To ensure institutional stability, the network uses a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin as the sole settlement currency for all network and transaction fees, thereby removing the volatility risk commonly associated with public blockchain fee markets.

The commercial engine underpinning this infrastructure is the Vision Token (VSN), a crypto asset issued by the Vision Web3 Foundation. A portion of network revenue is allocated to repurchase and burn VSN tokens, supporting ecosystem stability and establishing a virtuous cycle where network activity positively correlates with network value. For decentralized finance (DeFi), this architecture delivers a compliance-aligned ecosystem: developers can build sophisticated financial products using high-quality assets issued by banks and fintech firms, while Bitpanda’s more than seven million users gain access to investment opportunities previously reserved for professional market participants.

Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad, CEO of Bitpanda, said: “Today we still talk about digital assets—but tomorrow, all assets may be digital. Tokenization is poised to redefine capital markets. European financial institutions have prepared for this shift for years, yet infrastructure has remained absent. With Vision Chain, we are building a public blockchain rooted in European regulatory standards—one that combines the openness of public networks with the reliability institutions require. This will lay the foundation for Europe’s digital capital markets.”

Fabian Reinisch, Chairman of the Board of the Vision Web3 Foundation, said: “The Vision Foundation was established to build open, sustainable infrastructure for onchain finance. Vision Chain represents a major milestone in that mission. By combining public blockchain technology with institutional requirements and long-term ecosystem incentives, we are laying the groundwork for the next generation of European financial applications—built on transparent, interoperable networks.”

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