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MiCA is here, and Binance just hired someone who’s been through the fire to steer its European ambitions. Gillian Lynch’s hire signals a deliberate shift: compliance is now the cornerstone of expansion. On July 4, the world’s largest crypto exchange…

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Stablecoin purchases dominate crypto payments in Europe, with Poland in the lead.

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Mining company Green Minerals has entered a structured financing agreement with LDA Capital worth 250 million Norwegian kroner. The funds will be used to boost its Bitcoin treasury. Through a press release, the deep sea mining firm has been granted…

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Italy’s second-largest bank is inviting pros to tap Bitcoin’s gains while avoiding its chaos. The investment vehicle, linked to IBIT, adds credibility to a market still wrestling with regulatory caution. According to a Bloomberg report on July 1, UniCredit SpA…

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Spanish authorities, with Europol and international partners, arrested five suspects in a major operation targeting a €460 million crypto fraud network. On 25 June, the Spanish Guardia Civil, backed by Europol and law enforcement partners from Estonia, France, and the…

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Europe is building what the old industry won’t: platforms grounded in a player-first, developer-first philosophy— better and radically different systems

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Crypto exchange Kraken is expanding its European presence through a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license granted by the Central Bank of Ireland. Announced in a June 25 blog post, the license allows the exchange to scale its regulated services…

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Great interfaces where crypto becomes invisible are what will onboard the next billion users, leading to a long-awaited mass adoption.

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The crypto exchange Bitget has obtained regulatory approval to expand its operations into Georgia, marking a major step in the platform’s plan to penetrate the Eastern European market. In a press release sent to crypto.news, the platform announced that it…


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Norwegian digital asset firm K33 wants to issue a round of shares to raise enough capital to buy as much as 1,000 BTC. The offering has already received full subscriptions. In an official press release, the Norwegian firm declared that…

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Crypto exchange OKX is deepening its European footprint as it launches two fully regulated centralized exchanges in Germany and Poland. OKX announced the launch of the exchanges on July 17, 2025, introducing a suite of services to users within the…

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Mastercard reports nearly half of its e-commerce transactions are now tokenized. The payment giant believes it is on track towards tokenizing all transactions in the EU by 2030. By adopting tokenized transactions, Mastercard aims to completely abandon manual card transactions…
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Swedish crypto asset manager Virtune becomes the first entity to launch an ETP on Xetra that tracks the Coinbase 50 Europe Index, providing exposure for up to 50 crypto assets. According to a press release sent to crypto.news, Virtune’s latest…

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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…