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![ECB sees ‘huge potential’ in conditional payments with digital euro but without blockchain](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-European-Union-Crypto-optioon01-880x525.webp)
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Conditional payments in the digital euro could expand beyond scheduled transfers, though they do not require blockchain technology, an ECB official says. The European Central Bank sees strong potential in digital euro payments that only happen when certain conditions are…
![Crypto.com secures MiCA license in Malta](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/05/crypto-news-KYC-and-AML-in-MiCA-rules-option03-880x525.webp)
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Singapore-based exchange Crypto.com has scored a MiCA license from authorities in Malta after winning provisional approval in mid-January.
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Crypto.com has obtained an in-principle MiCA license, bringing the firm closer to full regulatory compliance across the European Union.
![Intesa Sanpaolo becomes the first Italian bank to invest in crypto, buying more than $1m worth of BTC](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/12/crypto-news-Bitcoin-dollar-option03-880x523.webp)
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Banca Intesa Sanpaolo has become the first Italian bank to purchase Bitcoin, as revealed by leaked email screenshots on the website 4chan. According to a report by Wired Italia, traders have detected a recent crypto purchase by Banca Intesa Sanpaolo,…
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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,…
![Major Portuguese bank restricts crypto platform transfers](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2025/01/crypto-news-exchange-option05-880x523.webp)
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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,…
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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…
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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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![EU Parliament Member pushes for a strategic Bitcoin reserve and says ‘no’ to digital euro](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-European-Union-Crypto-optioon05-880x525.webp)
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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…
![$147b financial group Oddo will enter stablecoin market with Fireblocks](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/11/crypto-news-Paris-blockchain-modern-city-background-neon-colors-cyberpunk-style03-880x525.webp)
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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…
![Offline digital euro payments hinge on secure chip tech in smartphones, ECB says](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-European-Union-Crypto-optioon02-880x525.webp)
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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…
![ECB official calls for urgency on digital euro amid global CBDC race](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/10/crypto-news-Token-launch-in-2024-in-Europe-option01-880x523.webp)
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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…
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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 secures MiFID MTF license from European regulator](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-European-Union-Crypto-optioon02-880x525.webp)
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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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Opinion
The future of tokenizing real-world assets will depend on global collaboration between regulators, developers, and investors.