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A major milestone for VISION: the Foundation has announced its first-ever token buyback — €2M between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 2026.
A strong step toward accelerating the VISION ecosystem flywheel. 🔄
More details 👇
It’s time to get the flywheel spinning.
The VISION web3 Foundation hereby announces our first-ever token buyback. We will conduct a buyback of €2,000,000 between September 1st, 2026 and December 31st, 2026.
For more details regarding this disclosure of insider information, please check out: blog.vision.now/the-vision-w…, as well as our dedicated blog article: blog.vision.now/the-first-vs…
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Make sure to check out the new video series from Vicky on building blockchains!
"Why does the world need another chain?"
If you want an inside look at how/why we’re building Vision Chain don't miss this 👇
Why does the world need another blockchain?
I get this question a lot since I started working on Vision Chain at Bitpanda. So we made a video series about it.
Here’s episode 1, in German with English subtitles.
Reasons: We have a big German speaking Community and I would love to educate high level + take them on the journey on how we’re doing it at Bitpanda.
So watch the video <3
BUT: If you’re too lazy - the tl;dr is below!
Build your own chain only if you need your own rules, want your product to feel like one thing instead of ten, and still want to stay connected to a bigger network.
If an existing chain already gives you that, launch on it.
And even if you do need your own, there’s a catch.
A new chain starts empty, and filling it is not that easy. For us, that’s where institutional demand and a clear regulatory framework come in.
Next time I'll talk about the foundation, answering the question whether you should built a completely new chain or build on top of an existing one :))
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$10,000 in stellar:native is up for grabs over the next 72 hours inside Vision Wallet!
Two ways to win:
- Top Volume ($7,500 XLM): The top 10 traders with the highest trading volume in stellar:native or qualifying Stellar assets take home $750 in XLM each.
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Good Luck! 🤞
Terms apply: blog.vision.now/terms-condit…
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Bitpanda Emerges as the Regulated European Alternative for Crypto Users Leaving Binance
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Understanding VisionChain – Part 5: What Gives $VSN Its Utility?
A blockchain can generate millions of transactions. But how does that activity connect to its native token?
Let's take a closer look at the role of $VSN within the VisionChain ecosystem.
According to the updated Vision Whitepaper, VSN has three defined functions:
1. Gas Utility – More Than One Way to Pay
VisionChain is designed to support multiple ways of paying transaction fees.
At protocol level, gas fees are denominated in ETH.
However, users won't necessarily need to hold ETH themselves.
Through Paymaster infrastructure, eligible users of Vision Wallet and Bitpanda Broker can pay transaction fees using VSN.
VisionChain is also explicitly designed to support gas payments with euro-denominated stablecoins.
Why does this matter?
It reduces friction for users and institutions that want to interact with blockchain infrastructure without having to manage traditional crypto-native gas tokens.
2. Staking
Staking is another core function of VSN.
It allows tokenholders to participate in the staking mechanism of the Vision ecosystem.
The Foundation has also discussed potential future improvements to staking incentives, but specific additional rewards for longer lockups have not been announced.
3. Governance
VSN also has a governance function.
The community can participate in discussions and decisions concerning the ecosystem.
One important example is the future use of VSN accumulated through buybacks.
Potential options discussed by the Foundation include ecosystem grants, additional staking rewards and token burns.
However, the Foundation retains discretion over treasury funds and must act within its legal and financial obligations.
4. The Sequencer Revenue Buyback Mechanism
This is where VisionChain usage connects directly to VSN.
According to the updated Whitepaper, 10% of the net sequencer revenue attributable to the VISION web3 Foundation is allocated to automated onchain purchases of VSN.
The mechanism works as follows:
- Users and applications generate transactions on VisionChain.
- Transactions generate sequencer revenue.
- Eligible net revenue attributable to the Foundation contributes to the buyback mechanism.
- VSN is purchased on the open market.
- Purchased tokens are transferred to the Foundation treasury.
Importantly, this mechanism is designed to benefit from network activity regardless of whether users pay their gas fees in VSN, ETH or euro-denominated stablecoins.
And one distinction matters: Buybacks are not burns.
Purchased VSN initially remains in the Foundation treasury. Its future use may include ecosystem development, staking incentives or burns.
5. What About Token Supply?
There are two further mechanisms worth understanding.
Following a governance vote in May 2026, the annual VSN emission rate was reduced from approximately 5% to 2.5%.
Additionally, the Foundation has documented quarterly token burns. In September 2026, 35 million VSN were removed from circulation in the Q3 burn.
These mechanisms are separate from the automated VisionChain sequencer buybacks.
The Bigger Picture
VSN combines three defined utility functions:
Gas. Staking. Governance.
The sequencer revenue mechanism adds another important element: a connection between actual VisionChain activity and VSN market purchases.
The long-term objective is to move towards an ecosystem increasingly supported by real product usage and network revenue.
Of course, the actual impact will depend on adoption, transaction volume and generated revenue.
The infrastructure is being built. The economic mechanisms are defined. Now the real test is adoption.
#VisionChain #VSN #Tokenomics #Ethereum #RWA
What could drive massive transaction volume on Vision Chain?
The answer might be much bigger than tokenized gold e.g.
Consider the potential of combining:
• Tokenized stocks & ETFs – frequent trading, transfers and portfolio rebalancing.
• Tokenized gold & silver – buying, selling and peer-to-peer transfers.
• Euro stablecoins – payments, settlements and cross-border transactions.
• Tokenized money market funds – subscriptions, redemptions and yield distribution.
• RWA lending & DeFi – using tokenized assets as collateral, borrowing and liquidations.
But here's where it gets really interesting:
Imagine a Bitpanda user buying tokenized gold, using it as collateral for a loan, receiving stablecoins, buying tokenized stocks and transferring them to another wallet.
One user. Multiple assets. Numerous onchain transactions.
That's the real opportunity: Not just tokenizing real-world assets, but creating an interconnected financial ecosystem where those assets are actively used.
More activity means potentially more transactions, more gas usage and higher Sequencer revenue.
And with Vision Chain's planned VSN buyback mechanism linked to Sequencer revenue, this is worth watching closely.
The real question isn't how many assets Vision Chain can tokenize.
It's how much financial activity it can bring onchain.
$VSN | @VisionChain
@bitpanda @markets
Understanding VisionChain – Part 4: Bringing Real-World Assets Onchain
What if traditional financial assets could move as easily as digital tokens?
Imagine tokenised gold, stocks, bonds or money market funds being issued and managed directly on blockchain infrastructure.
This is where Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenisation comes in.
But how does it actually work?
1. Tokenising real assets
An issuer creates digital tokens representing rights linked to an underlying asset.
Examples include:
- Gold and other precious metals
- Stocks and securities
- Government and corporate bonds
- Money market funds
- Other institutional financial products
The token represents the relevant ownership or contractual rights defined by its issuer and legal structure.
2. Why does blockchain make a difference?
Tokenisation can introduce several advantages:
- More efficient settlement and transfers
- Transparent transaction records
- Programmable asset management
- Potentially lower operational complexity
- Access to digital markets beyond traditional trading hours
Instead of relying entirely on fragmented systems, assets can interact with shared blockchain infrastructure.
3. Why VisionChain?
This is exactly the type of use case VisionChain is being designed for.
Its infrastructure combines:
- Ethereum-compatible smart contracts
- Onchain compliance and KYC mechanisms
- Configurable token access controls
- Institutional custody and liquidity solutions
- A scalable Layer 2 environment
The goal is to make tokenisation practical for regulated financial institutions while keeping the ecosystem accessible to developers and users.
4. The Bitpanda connection
Bitpanda Enterprise provides institutional tokenisation infrastructure, while VisionChain is intended to serve as the underlying blockchain settlement layer for tokenised assets.
According to Vision's latest community updates, potential asset categories include precious metals, money market funds, stocks, bonds and debt products.
This creates an interesting connection between institutional financial products and an open blockchain ecosystem.
The bigger picture?
RWA tokenisation isn't simply about putting traditional assets on a blockchain.
It's about changing how financial assets are issued, transferred, managed and accessed.
And VisionChain wants to provide the infrastructure to make that transition possible.
The next question is: What role does $VSN play in an ecosystem built around real financial activity?
That's what we'll explore next.
#VisionChain #VSN #RWA #Tokenization #Ethereum #DeFi
Understanding VisionChain – Part 3: Ethereum & Security
One of the most important questions about any blockchain is:
Who verifies that transactions are valid, and who can be trusted to secure the network?
VisionChain approaches this through Ethereum Layer 2 technology.
But what does that actually mean?
Think of it this way:
Ethereum is the foundation. VisionChain is the execution layer built on top.
Here's how the pieces fit together:
1. Transactions happen on VisionChain
Users and applications interact with VisionChain, where transactions are processed quickly and efficiently.
2. Ethereum provides the settlement foundation
VisionChain publishes transaction data to Ethereum, allowing independent verification and providing the underlying settlement and security guarantees.
3. Zero-Knowledge Proofs add another layer of verification
VisionChain plans to integrate OP Succinct, powered by Succinct's SP1 technology.
Instead of simply asking users to trust the operator, cryptographic validity proofs can demonstrate that the network's state transitions were executed correctly.
In simple terms: mathematical verification instead of blind trust.
4. Why does this matter?
For financial institutions handling tokenized assets, accuracy and reliable settlement are essential.
A blockchain needs to offer more than fast transactions. It needs a verifiable infrastructure that institutions can build financial products on.
But there's an important distinction:
Ethereum security doesn't automatically mean every part of an L2 is decentralized.
VisionChain has disclosed that it will initially operate with a centralized sequencer managed by Optimism. Transaction ordering and censorship resistance therefore remain separate considerations.
This is an important trade-off between operational control, performance and decentralization.
The bigger picture?
VisionChain combines its own execution environment with Ethereum settlement and an announced ZK-proof architecture.
That's a compelling technical foundation for institutional finance.
And it leads to an interesting question:
What happens when real-world assets start moving across this infrastructure?
That's exactly what we'll explore next.
#VisionChain #VSN #Ethereum #Layer2 #ZeroKnowledge #RWA
I am onboarded! 3 full weeks at the Bitpanda Vienna HQ and I didn’t feel like a “new employee” at all.
My kick off was a bit different than usual.
Every “newbie” gets a tight corporate onboarding schedule in week 1, mine got postponed to week 3.
There was too much to do: I was thrown straight into all the topics I took over from Flo + a couple of new exciting things I get to plan myself.
(Huge respect to HR for a schedule that makes everyone feel safe and comfortable, I just learned most of it by executing on day 1.)
What got me excited this week:
1) We kicked off meetings (& Slack channels) to bring every department on board for Vision Chain.
My first time presenting to different departments.
And yes, as an ex-founder I can confirm: a company this size needs company-wide alignment, including the basics, to get EVERY department excited.
2) I love being in front of the camera, so I kicked off a format on “How to build a chain”: what really happens in a regulated company while executing a project like this. Will share the first episode with our community next week.
Takeaway: my startup mindset + the Web3 team feels like a perfect match. The next months are going to be exciting, hehe :))
Thanks to everyone who made this start so special, I felt so welcomed 🤍
Now flying back to Berlin to start the official chapter “at home” (still no apartment haha).
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Understanding VisionChain – Part 2: Built on OP Stack
Why build an entire blockchain from scratch when you can build on technology that already works at scale?
That's one of the key decisions behind VisionChain.
Bitpanda chose the OP Stack, Optimism's open-source, modular framework for building Ethereum Layer 2 blockchains.
But what does that actually mean?
Think of the OP Stack as a blockchain construction kit.
It provides the core components needed to build and operate an Ethereum-compatible chain, while allowing individual networks to customize important elements such as:
- Transaction processing and sequencing
- Gas fees and payment tokens
- Data availability
- Network performance
- Ethereum settlement and security mechanisms
This gives VisionChain its own blockchain environment without having to reinvent the underlying technology.
And here's where OP Enterprise comes in.
VisionChain is the first fully managed OP Enterprise deployment.
Instead of Bitpanda having to build and maintain the entire infrastructure team itself, Optimism handles essential operational tasks, including:
- Infrastructure hosting and monitoring
- Sequencer management
- Security patching and protocol upgrades
- Ongoing technical operations
Bitpanda can therefore concentrate on developing products, attracting institutional partners and growing the ecosystem.
The strategic advantage?
Bitpanda gets its own blockchain and controls its product and economic direction, while benefiting from Optimism's established technology and infrastructure expertise.
And because VisionChain is built on the OP Stack, it also benefits from compatibility with the wider Ethereum development ecosystem.
This isn't about reinventing blockchain technology.
It's about using proven infrastructure to build something specifically designed for the future of finance.
Next up: How does VisionChain actually connect to Ethereum, and what does that mean for security?
#VisionChain #VSN #Optimism #Ethereum #Layer2
Understanding VisionChain – Part 1: Why VisionChain?
The next evolution of finance won't simply be about putting more assets on a blockchain.
It will be about connecting two financial worlds that have largely operated separately.
Traditional finance has the institutions, liquidity and regulated products.
DeFi has open infrastructure, global accessibility and programmable financial applications.
But connecting these worlds at scale remains a challenge.
Institutional players need more than fast transactions. They need infrastructure designed around compliance requirements, operational reliability, custody and the ability to issue and manage tokenised assets.
At the same time, blockchain technology should remain open, transparent and connected to the wider Ethereum ecosystem.
This is the challenge VisionChain aims to address.
Built as an Ethereum Layer 2 using the Optimism OP Stack, VisionChain is designed to provide infrastructure for:
- Tokenised real-world assets (RWAs)
- Euro-denominated stablecoins
- Institutional financial products
- Developers building onchain applications
- A broader ecosystem connecting traditional finance and DeFi
The bigger picture?
Instead of financial institutions building isolated blockchain solutions, VisionChain aims to provide shared infrastructure that connects institutional finance with the open blockchain economy.
And that's what makes this project interesting.
The real opportunity isn't building another blockchain. It's building the infrastructure that makes the next generation of onchain finance possible.
This is just the beginning.
More to come.
#VisionChain #VSN #Ethereum #RWA #DeFi
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Hiring a GM for Fusion @Bitpanda_global, our advanced trading platform.
Fusion is growing fast. We need someone who wants full ownership: strategy, product, growth, P&L. Building the best trading experience in Europe and reporting straight to the CEO.
Traders who build, this one’s for you 👇
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On Tuesday, over 200 @Bitpanda colleagues joined a session on Vision Chain, a blockchain built on the OP Stack with the Optimism team, using OP Enterprise.
Goal: explain the WHY and the HOW, in plain language.
The WHY
For a regulated platform, a blockchain is a balancing act.
A private ledger gives you control but nobody to transact with, a public chain gives you reach but someone else sets the rules.
And regulators must be able to verify the chain without trusting the operator.
Vision Chain is an Ethereum layer 2: everything is posted to Ethereum for anyone to verify.
Through OP Enterprise, Optimism runs and upgrades the infrastructure underneath as a fully managed deployment. Bitpanda, as co-owner and core developer, focuses on the products built on top.
The HOW: 5 basics from session 1
1) A blockchain is a shared database that everyone can verify.
2) A rollup is fast thanks to one operator, and verifiable because everything lands on Ethereum.
3) The operator puts transactions in order, but can’t sign them for you or change your balance.
4) Anyone can run a node, even on a decent laptop.
5) A token only records who holds how much. Who issues it really matters.
Which blockchain basic would you want explained next? Spoiler: I’m already working on an educational video series :D
Big thanks to the @Optimism team (shoutout @ZakAyesh , @parkerjayp & @GregBresnitz)
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Week 2 at Bitpanda, still no "official" onboarding. Instead, I’m now officially the go-to person for Vision Chain, the blockchain we’re launching.
This is what it means in action:
1. Getting a LOT of people aligned.
Launching a chain inside a company this big + this regulated involves so many parties. Every process needs documentation and internal communication so everyone is on the same page.
As a founder, I was the starting point of the creative process and the one who would publish it. Here, you have to hand over some of the campaign ideas to other departments.
2. Keeping the existing community close.
The Vision ecosystem has been through ups and downs, and these people got the project to where it is. Yesterday, we hosted our first X Space to introduce me, and it was Flos last community touchpoint, so we said goodbye too </3
3. Making content that explains it.
Launching a blockchain as a regulated European company is complex, and honestly I didn’t get what happens behind the scenes either until now.
I am planning an educational series, as a) there is an amazing production studio in Vienna HQ and b) I can't wait to be back in front of a camera.
Also new: Legal and Comms will probably become my best friends.
Rarest good in this office? Protein shakes and pre-booking your lunch on time :)
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Vision Chain is explicitly featured in Optimism’s latest OP Stack ecosystem overview-alongside Soneium, World, Ink and Unichain. 👀🔴
The scale of the existing ecosystem:
🔹 54 mainnet chains built on the OP Stack
🔹 908 million transactions per month on average
🔹 66.8% of L2 and L3 transactions on a monthly average basis
Transaction figures cover January–September 2026.
What stands out for Vision: the chain is listed as “Fully Managed OP Enterprise.” Optimism handles infrastructure deployment, operations and upgrades, while Bitpanda retains control over chain configuration and economics.
This gives Vision a technical foundation already proven at scale, creating room to focus on products, integration and users.
The overview still lists Vision Chain’s mainnet launch as planned for the second half of 2026.
To me, that’s a strong foundation. The next step is turning it into concrete applications and real adoption. 💪
optimism.io/blog/op-stack-ec…
#VisionChain #Optimism $VSN #VSN @vsntoken @Bitpanda_global @Bitpanda
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Global finance needs more than blockchain. It needs infrastructure built for real-world financial markets.
That’s where Vision Chain stands out.
Built as an Ethereum Layer 2 using the OP Stack, Vision Chain is designed for the next generation of regulated, euro-denominated finance.
Why does that matter?
→ Tokenized assets: Infrastructure designed for tokenized bonds, funds and other real-world assets.
→ Compliance by design: Identity checks and transaction risk controls designed for regulated financial use cases.
→ Scalable infrastructure: Ethereum-compatible smart contracts and familiar tooling for developers.
→ Euro-focused finance: Support for euro-denominated financial products and gas-payment options designed to reduce friction.
→ Institutional readiness: A focus on custody, liquidity and the needs of financial institutions.
The goal isn’t to put everything on a blockchain.
It’s to make financial markets more efficient, connected and accessible — without ignoring the compliance requirements of traditional finance.
Vision Chain isn't just built for crypto. It's being built for the convergence of TradFi and Web3.
And that’s where the real opportunity lies.
$VSN #VisionChain #RWA #Tokenization
Asian capital hunting the next RWA play routes to the only rail that clears MiCA, MiFID II and DORA from day one.
$VSN / Vision Chain. Euro stablecoin fees. Sequencer screening. Institutional, not only retail.
It goes there.
bitpanda.com/en/web3/vision-…
Asian capital is still looking for the next RWA play.
Europe just built the only one that actually clears MiCA, MiFID II and DORA from day one.
$VSN / Vision Chain is that rail.
Fees in euro stablecoins. Compliance screening at the sequencer. Institutional pipeline, not retail hype.
If Asian volume hits a regulated European RWA layer, where does it go?
Drop your take below. 👇
亚洲资金还在找下一个RWA叙事。欧洲这套是唯一从第一天就按MiCA合规做的。
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