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Germany’s Bafin has issued just four crypto custody licenses, said Mark Branson, who also sits on the supervision arm of the European Central Bank
2022-11-17 14:22 | |
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Under the recently agreed text from the European Parliament, providers of crypto services – which means anything from trading to custody to fiat exchanges – will need a license and be monitored by a financial regulator from one of the EU’s member states
2022-11-3 20:00 | |
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According to Fabio Panetta, an executive European Central Bank (ECB) official, the regulator is considering a uniform platform compatible with the existing interbank settlement system. ECB Eyes Distributed Ledger Technology for Efficiency In a move to improve the efficiency of…
2022-9-27 03:00 | |
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Canada joins U.S., European central banks in explaining how their supervised entities can engage with crypto.
2022-8-20 22:31 | |
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The European Union (EU) is planning to create a sixth “Anti-Money Laundering Authority” that will be specifically responsible for regulating the cryptocurrency industry. While the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation and the contentious Transfer of Funds Regulation have received the majority of attention from the cryptocurrency industry, they are only a small part of a […]
2022-8-16 01:30 | |
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A new crypto regulatory body is being designed by the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the European Council that will have direct oversight over the industry. Further EU Regulations...
2022-8-15 19:44 | |
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Bitstamp is the latest crypto exchange to register with Italy's financial regulator.
2022-7-26 22:39 | |
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Organismo Agenti e Mediatori in Italy has granted regulatory license to cryptocurrency exchange Crypto. com (CRO-USD) so that it may offer its products and services to customers there. Crypto. com Expands To Italy Italian regulators have given Crypto.
2022-7-20 23:53 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has registered with the financial regulator in Italy.
2022-5-28 19:32 | |
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The European Banking Authority said it will kick off work to map out crypto activities and spot new financial risks this year.
2022-4-30 19:07 | |
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Coinweb, a layer-2 cross-computation platform, today announced that it has received its digital asset exchange license in Lithuania, allowing the company to operate not only within the country but with all other European countries, barring conflicting regulations.
2022-4-7 22:07 | |
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European Securities and Markets Authority is concerned over the risks bitcoin mining poses to meeting climate change goals under the Paris agreement. The post EU securities regulator recommends ban on proof-of-work crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-2-25 07:00 | |
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The independent financial market regulator of the European Union recognized the innovativeness of cryptocurrencies, but emphasized its instability, which carries risks for all existing asset classes.
2021-9-20 00:11 | |
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The European regulator announced new guidelines as part of legislative proposals to govern cryptocurrency… The post European Commission looking to outlaw anonymous crypto transactions appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-7-22 16:05 | |
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The EU is stepping up its anti-money laundering (AML) game and crypto monitoring with the introduction of a new agency. European Commission Proposes New Anti Money Laundering Regulator Documents seen by Reuters confirmed that the EU bloc is taking a tougher stand on money laundering, terrorist financing, and organized crime.
2021-7-9 19:39 | |
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This is in violation of European Union securities law, as per Germany’s financial regulator, while Binance says it is “committed to following local regulator requirements.” The post BaFin Warns Binance of Offering “Stock Tokens’ Without ‘Necessary Prospectuses’ first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-5-1 20:52 | |
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) releases its first report on market risks and trends in 2021 – and it sounds alarming
2021-3-18 17:05 | |
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For its 2020 resolution, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) wants to regulate cryptocurrencies and the products in the industry more. The organization has published its list of priorities for the 2020-2022 time period on Thursday, mentioning that capital markets in the EU are facing some new risks as a result of digitalization. It […]
2020-1-10 22:55 | |
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In this regulatory roundup, we cover a positive crypto story in India, China’s year-end rankings, and the European Central Bank entering the stablecoin race. We also cover the New York regulator’s proposed Bitlicense revision — the first in five years — and several other notable regulatory developments in the crypto space.
2019-12-16 18:20 | |
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Iceland's financial regulator awarded blockchain startup Monerium an electronic money institution license, allowing the company to put e-money on the blockchain, removing the need for intermediaries like PayPal and Google Pay.
2019-6-21 19:09 | |
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The European Central Bank (ECB), Eurozone’s chief financial regulator, has released its report on cryptocurrencies and their implications on the financial stability of the region. The paper took a neutral stance towards digital assets and said that they weren’t a threat to the economy.
2019-5-25 15:13 | |
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CryptoNinjas Final Frontier, a Swiss investment firm focused on DLT and blockchain technology, today announced the launch of a fully regulated bitcoin mining fund designed for institutional and professional investors, following authorization by a European financial regulator.
2019-4-24 18:04 | |
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By CCN: The prolonged process for withdrawing from the European Union may have resulted in great uncertainty, but the UK’s financial watchdog is sure about what it wants post-Brexit – more muscle to oversee bitcoin and the crypto industry at large.
2019-4-17 20:46 | |
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The U.S. subsidiary of major European crypto exchange Bitstamp has been granted a virtual currency BitLicense from New York state’s financial regulator
2019-4-10 19:00 | |
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Cypriot securities regulators are calling for the transposition of the European Union’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive into national law
2019-2-20 21:57 | |
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Last week, two of the largest banking regulators within the European Union released reports calling for uniformity in the regulations of crypto assets and Initial Coin offerings (ICOs) across the continent.
2019-1-16 01:54 | |
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The European Banking Authority (EBA) is calling for standardized regulations for cryptocurrency operations within the EU. Europe’s banking watchdog believes such a move will eliminate unfair regulatory arbitrage while protecting investors across the bloc.
2019-1-9 22:00 | |
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By and large Europe has been progressive and welcoming to the possibilities offered by the blockchain. Countries such as Switzerland and Malta have been attractive destinations with their continues improvements in the regulatory and commercial viability.
2018-12-26 23:45 | |
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ESMA intends to report on how it may regulate ICOs by the end of 2018, chair Steven Maijoor told a European Parliament committee.
2018-10-8 22:30 | |
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Facebook’s data breach from last week – which impacted more than 50 million users – might cost the company a pretty penny. If the European Union’s (EU) watchdog finds that the company violated privacy laws, it could face a massive fine of $1.
2018-10-2 13:00 | |
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In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, anonymous sources have stated that Ledgerx is preparing to launch ETH futures trading, Coinbase has announced a partnership with Caspian intended to target institutional investors, and the chief executive officer of Binance has shared his opinions regarding “trans-fee mining” and decentralized exchanges.
2018-9-29 12:40 | |
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Europe’s securities watchdog, ESMA, has decided to extend the restrictions applied to a number of financial derivatives, including contracts-for-differences (CFDs) based on cryptocurrencies. The limits that were introduced in August of this year will now remain in place until the end of January 2019.
2018-9-29 04:30 | |
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has decided to extend the existing limits for retail investors including 2:1 for virtual coin CFDs.
2018-9-28 12:42 | |
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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a report, which analyzes the opportunities and risks emerging for financial institutions in using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The report says that DLT and smart contracts provide a range of opportunities, the most promising of which are the potential efficiency gains, conservative management of costs, and lower risk
2018-7-5 04:15 | |
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A European regulator has released a report on DLT usage in the financial sector, stating that the technology still struggles with legal uncertainty and poses a number of risks
2018-7-5 01:54 | |
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An EU banking regulator has published a new report exploring the benefits and risks associated with the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in finance. In a report published on Tuesday that discusses the rising trend of financial technology, the European Banking Authority (EBA) highlighted two banking-related use cases of blockchain: cross-border trade finance and
2018-7-4 19:43 | |
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The European Banking Authority published a report to raise public awareness of the benefits and risks associated with the use of DLT in finance.
2018-7-4 15:00 | |
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Eight European financial giants are working together on a blockchain system to track the issuance of warrants
2018-6-25 18:38 | |
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Considering its status as a financial powerhouse and the home of the European Central Bank, Germany don’t often hit cryptocurrency headlines. Today however (I’m not sure if its just in the spirit of the world cup though) we are seeing reports from Germany that discuss some promising statements from the President of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Felix Hufeld.
2018-6-14 23:00 | |
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EU antitrust regulators have ordered Meta to give rival AI chatbots free access to WhatsApp during an active competition probe. The European Commission said Meta must maintain access while Brussels investigates its policy toward competing AI assistants. The interim measure…
Zodia Custody has secured a Payment Institution licence from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, adding a second key European authorization that allows the firm to offer regulated custody and transfer services for stablecoins across the European Union. According…
ECB held rates at April 30 meeting but Lagarde stressed rising inflation and growth risks from Iran war, signaling June hike possibility. KelpDAO announced April 30 it has completed its committed contribution to the recovery fund, providing 2,000 ETH in treasury…
ECB backs shifting supervision of systemic crypto firms and venues from national regulators to esma as part of a wider eu capital markets integration push. The European Central Bank (ECB) has endorsed an EU plan to shift supervision of systemically…
Bybit EU has secured a three-year title partnership with the Stockholm Open, renaming the tournament the Bybit Stockholm Open from 2026 to 2028.
From Jan. 1, 2026, DAC8 forces crypto platforms serving EU users to collect KYC and transaction data on trades and withdrawals, including to self-custody wallets. Cryptocurrency firms operating in the European Union began collecting tax data on January 1, 2026,…
Europe’s securities watchdog ESMA has warned crypto companies not to falsely promote their MiCA-regulated status to avoid misleading investors. The European Securities and Markets Authority issued a warning to crypto companies on Friday, urging them not to use their regulated…