What to know:
- First European UCITS funds to use USDC and EURC for instant fund entry and exit.
- Cuts T+2 settlement delays, tests MiCA rules, and gives exchanges a compliant use case.
- Success could set the model for tokenized funds in Europe, pending uptake and ESMA guidance.
Coinbase, which was established in 2012 as a cryptocurrency exchange listed on Nasdaq and currently ranks among the major centralized trading platforms globally with trading volume, is joining forces with Spiko to facilitate instant using of stablecoin for entry and exit of European UCITS funds.
What happened, Key Entities and Mechanisms
Coinbase will be the provider of the infrastructure that will allow Spiko’s UCITS funds to receive USDC and EURC for both subscription and redemption purposes.
These funds are also the first in Europe to accept payments in USDC and EURC, which are on-chain settlement, while at the same time adhering to UCITS regulations. Spiko is mainly involved in the tokenization of real-world assets for regulated funds.
The new collaboration brings together Coinbase, a major U.S. exchange and custodian; Spiko, a tokenization firm located in Paris; Circle, the creator of USDC and EURC; as well as the distribution channels for European funds.
Both USDC and EURC are stablecoins, denominated in euro and dollar respectively, and their combined market capitalization was over $60B as at April 2026, based on CoinMarketCap. Investors can use stablecoins to pay for subscription. For this, Coinbase converts and settles through the fiat UCITS rails, avoids traditional T+2 only banking delays.
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Industry Implications
Source: Bloomberg
For institutions, this development connects DeFi liquidity to regulated fund structures, which means less settlement friction and counterparty risks.
Exchanges get a compliant use case that goes beyond mere trading, and regulators get a way to check MiCA’s e-money token regime for stablecoins used in UCITS vehicles. Developers may have to get used to KYC/attestation requirements for on-chain fund flows.
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Broader Context and Next Steps
This transaction is another sign of the TradFi-crypto convergence that has been emerging since ETFs were approved and MiCA was implemented. Some of the risks that have been identified are not only the transparency of stablecoin reserves but also cross-border compliance.
Then, the eyes of the market will be on: 1) Spiko’s fund uptake; 2) Coinbase’s rollout of similar integrations; and 3) the possibility of ESMA providing guidance on the stablecoin use in UCITS. And, if it goes well, it might even become the model for tokenized funds in Europe.
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