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With MiCA now live, what changes should crypto users and investors expect when using platforms or buying tokens in the EU? MiCA fully comes into force On December 30, 2024, the European Union rolled out the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework,…
The action reflects growing regulatory scrutiny of cryptocurrency transactions in Portugal. Fiat transactions to cryptocurrency platforms have been suspended by Investimentos Globais, one of Portugal’s top banks. In a tweet published by José Maria Macedo, co-founder of Delphi Labs, BiG,…
FTX alumni’s Backpack Exchange completes acquisition of FTX EU, set to launch MiFID II-regulated crypto products. Backpack, a crypto exchange founded by former FTX executives, has acquired FTX EU, the former European arm of FTX, as part of its expansion…
Dutch regulators awarded new crypto licenses to four digital asset service operators, allowing the quartet to do business anywhere in the European Union under MiCA.
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French Parliament Member, Sarah Knafo, urges the EU to ‘bet on Bitcoin’ by building national strategic Bitcoin reserves while rejecting the central bank’s plan for a digital euro. In a video shared on her X account on Dec. 17, Knafo…
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Stefan Berger, a key figure in the European Parliament’s digital euro discussions, has stepped aside to pave the way for progress without controversy. The man leading Parliament’s work on the digital euro, who became one of its biggest critics, has…
Paris-based asset manager and private banking services Oddo will collaborate with Fireblocks to enter the stablecoin market. Oddo BHF SCA brought an initiative to increase the use case of euro-dominated stablecoin by working with a crypto technology firm. This project…
The future of offline digital euro payments hangs in the balance as the ECB struggles to secure agreements with smartphone manufacturers. The European Central Bank may drop offline digital euro payments if it can’t agree with smartphone makers on secure…
The European Central Bank is urging faster action on the digital euro as legislative delays risk hindering progress amid growing global competition. The digital euro project is facing delays in the European Union, with the European Central Bank urging faster…
The European Central Bank and several EU governments are reportedly at odds over the regulatory framework for the digital euro. A conflict is escalating between Europe‘s powerful nations and the European Central Bank regarding the regulation of the digital euro,…
Bitstamp has secured a MiFID Multilateral Trading Facility license, enabling the exchange to offer EU-regulated crypto derivatives for institutional and retail investors. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has reached a milestone by securing a MiFID Multilateral Trading Facility license from Slovenia’s Securities…
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Ireland will draft urgent cryptocurrency regulations before the European Union Anti-Money Laundering and terror financing standards come into effect on Dec. 30. According to the Irish Examiner on Oct. 16, Ireland’s Finance Minister, Jack Chambers told the Cabinet that he…
The EU’s markets watchdog is reportedly set to call for mandatory external audits of crypto companies’ cyber defenses to enhance consumer protection amid rising security breaches. The European Securities and Markets Authority is said to be gearing up to advocate…
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Hong Kong financial regulators set requirements for crypto over-the-counter derivatives following the European Securities and Markets Authority standards, including the use of Digital Token Identifiers. On Sept. 26, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission released…
Global banking firm Societe Generale is partnering with Austrian crypto broker Bitpanda to widen access for its euro-denominated stablecoin EUR CoinVertible, which will comply to Markets in Crypto-Assets bill. According to a press release published on Sept. 25, Bitpanda will…