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Bitstamp has locked in its MiCA license, making it one of the first exchanges cleared to operate across Europe’s new crypto framework. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp got approved for a crypto asset service provider license under the E.U.’s new MiCA rules,…

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With cash use shrinking and digital payments on the rise, the European Central Bank thinks a digital euro might be needed to keep public money in play. As Europe swipes, taps, and clicks its way through daily life, the European…

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Authorities in Europe have dismantled a massive cryptocurrency-based money laundering network that moved over €21 million for criminal groups across China and the Middle East. According to a May 14 statement, Europol coordinated with Spanish, Belgian, and Austrian law enforcement…

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BitGo has secured a MiCA license from BaFin, enabling it to offer regulated crypto services across the European Union. Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo has received a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation — also known as MiCA — license from Germany‘s Federal Financial…

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Blockchain-focused privacy protocol COTI will collaborate with the ECB to implement its privacy technology for the upcoming digital euro. COTI, a privacy-centric layer-2 solution on Ethereum, has been selected as one of the pioneer partners in the European Central Bank’s…


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Bunq, the second largest neobank in the EU, is expanding its services to include crypto trading with the help of crypto exchange Kraken. With more than 17 million users across Europe, the Dutch neobank plans to launch a crypto trading…

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As MiCA standardizes crypto regulation across the European Union, many firms are choosing to leave the bloc, merge, or shift operations to more favorable jurisdictions. Europe‘s crypto industry is entering a major shake-up under the new MiCA regime, and as…

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President Donald Trump’s support for stablecoins may be less about blockchain innovation and more about financial engineering, according to Mateusz Kara, CEO of European crypto payments giant Ari10. The launch of USD1, a new dollar-pegged stablecoin backed by U.S. President…

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U.K.-based fintech platform Revolut has unveiled a mobile crypto exchange app for users across the United Kingdom and the broader European Economic Area. Revolut said in an announcement that the new app, Revolut X, will allow U.K. and EEA users…

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We don’t have to accept a world where using a digital currency means giving up on confidentiality, argues Georgi Koreli

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BlackRock has launched its first Bitcoin ETP in Europe, marking its debut in crypto-linked ETPs outside North America, with a temporary 10 basis point fee waiver. American financial giant BlackRock is stepping into the European crypto market with its first…

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21Shares has listed three of its crypto-backed ETPs on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, further expanding its reach into European markets. According to an official press release, the exchange-traded products issuer has added three new ETPs to the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange.…

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The tech, often considered a ‘magic wand’ for European businesses raising funds, is hindered by rigid regulation

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OKX says it’s set to expand its institutional offering in Europe after it secured the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive license. The crypto exchange’s Europe arm gets the license following the acquisition of a Malta-licensed firm that has the Markets…

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Asset manager HANetf has introduced leveraged and inverse crypto ETCs, offering traders a new way to bet on Bitcoin and Ethereum price swings. White-label exchange-traded fund provider HANetf is offering traders in Europe new ways to speculate on crypto by…

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21Shares’ Bitcoin Ethereum Core ETP, ABBA, will be listed on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra platform as the firm reduces the product’s management fee by 0.49%. In a recent press release, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange-traded product issuer said it would be…