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ING plans to gather a consortium of banks to launch a Euro-based stablecoin, taking advantage of EU's MiCA regulations.
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The European Central Bank says U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto stance could trigger instability without stronger European safeguards. The European Central Bank and the European Commission are locked in a dispute over whether the European Union‘s new crypto rules can…
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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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Ethena Labs, the team behind the synthetic stablecoin USDe, announced it has shut down its German subsidiary, Ethena GmbH. Ethena Labs will also no longer pursue regulatory approval under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. The decision follows a March…
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This week, two Swedish lawmakers urged the country’s finance minister to consider adding Bitcoin to Sweden’s reserves. Sweden Democrat Member of the Riksdag Dennis Dioukarev and MP Rickard Nordin have issued open letters to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson, pushing for…
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Starting mid-April, crypto exchanges and wallet providers will be required to be MiCA-compliant to advertise on Google in the European Union. Google is changing its advertising policy for crypto services in the European Union, requiring businesses to follow the Markets…
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Circle’s Head of Global Policy Dante Disparte believes the crypto space needs more regulatory clarity in the form of frameworks like Europe’s MiCA. During a fireside chat session at Paris Blockchain Week with TRM Labs’ Global Head of Policy Ari…
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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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The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin, has ordered Ethena GmbH to stop all public sales of its stablecoin USDe. This comes after the German financial markets regulator found serious flaws in Ethena GmbH’s USDe approval process. Per the BaFin…
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VeChain has announced its tokens are compliant with European regulations after receiving confirmation from the European Securities and Markets Authority. VeChain (VET), the blockchain for real world decentralized applications, shared the milestone in an announcement on March 18. Specifically, VeChain’s…
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XION, a layer 1 blockchain backed by Circle and Multicoin, becomes the first mainnet platform to comply with European Union regulations. The walletless blockchain, focused on bridging web2 and web3, announced the milestone in a press release shared with crypto.news…
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Aave has launched MiCA-compliant EURC stablecoin on Base, enabling users to use it as collateral for lending and borrowing. The decentralized lending and borrowing platform Aave (AAVE) has launched Circle’s EURC (EURC) stablecoin on Base layer 2 blockchain. With EURC…
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European regulators are reportedly investigating crypto exchange OKX after hackers allegedly used it to launder proceeds from a nearly $1.5 billion heist on Bybit. Cryptocurrency exchange OKX is under investigation by European regulators after hackers allegedly used its platform to…
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Binance moves to restrict non-MiCA compliant stablecoins for EEA users, reveals delisting timeline and conversion options ahead of March deadline. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will remove non-MiCA compliant stablecoins like Tether (USDT), First Digital USD (FDUSD), and DAI (DAI) from spot…
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Societe Generale-FORGE, a subsidiary of Societe Generale Group and licensed investment firm, has deployed its euro-backed stablecoin on the Stellar network. With several stablecoin issuers getting regulatory approval to offer the Markets in Crypto Assets-compliant stablecoins in Europe, SG-FORGE announced…
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KuCoin is working to regularize services for European crypto customers with a MiCAR license in Austria.
