When even Maison Moderne starts talking positively about crypto… you know something’s changing.
For years, Luxembourg has kept blockchain at arm’s length; too risky, too volatile, too complex. But the narrative is finally shifting.
In a new feature interview, Xavier Buck (entrepreneur and board member at 6 Monks) lays it out clearly:
“The days of ‘crypto is for gangsters’ are over. We’re entering an era of institutional adoption, tokenisation, and decentralised infrastructure. It’s no longer PowerPoint. It’s happening.”
He’s not wrong. Tokenised dividends, blockchain-verified luxury goods, DeFi portfolios for pension funds. This is called execution.
But one thing still stands out like a sore thumb:
Europe is catastrophically behind on stablecoins.
We represent only 0.1% of the global stablecoin market; while the U.S. leads innovation, and countries like Singapore and Dubai race ahead with sandboxes, dedicated regulators, and digital-native frameworks.
What’s Europe doing?
Spending over €1.7 billion on the Digital Euro while ignoring the ERC-20 wheels already invented.
What’s Luxembourg doing?
Still telling startups to "wait before submitting their VASP license applications", because the regulator is too busy.
And yet, there’s hope.
Because once the most mainstream media outlets in Luxembourg start giving crypto a platform, it signals that the social license is shifting.
So what do we need now?
A sandbox, like Dubai’s VARA?
A dedicated regulator, like Singapore’s MAS?
A crypto investment arm at the SNCI, with public money in blockchain projects?
We can discuss about it, but for sure, that’s how you lead.
Because when Bitcoin hits $200k, and it will, people will ask their banks:
“Why weren’t you ready?”
And if Luxembourg wants to compete, we better have an answer.
Let’s open the debate.
What’s the one thing Luxembourg should do tomorrow to take the lead in crypto infrastructure?
Drop your idea in the comments.
And tag someone from the industry who needs to see this!
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