Kazakhstan trials USD stablecoins for regulatory fee payments

Months after publishing its rulebook, Kazakhstan’s AFSA is putting its stablecoin regime to work. The regulator is now accepting license and supervision fees in U.S. dollar-pegged digital assets through a select group of agents. According to a press release dated…

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Bybit EU Group Sets Sights on MiFID II License to Unlock Derivatives Market Across Europe

PRNewswire, PRNewswire, 5th September 2025, Chainwire

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QCP Trading receives major payment institution license in Singapore

QCP trading, the over-the-counter trading arm for Singapore-based crypto trading and investment firm QCP Group, has secured a Major Payments Institution license from the country’s key financial regulator.

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Hong Kong’s HashKey taps Dubai as regional base for crypto services

With a new VARA license, HashKey Global MENA now wants to serve UAE clients with crypto trading, OTC services, and AED/USD onramps via Standard Chartered. HashKey Group has received a crypto license from Dubai’s local regulator Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority,…

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HashKey Group Announces Launch of HashKey Global MENA with VASP License in UAE

PRNewswire, PRNewswire, 12th May 2025, Chainwire

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Circle to expand tokenized money market operations in Bermuda

Circle Internet Group is expanding its tokenized financial services in Bermuda.  The company will bring the Hashnote Tokenized Money Market Fund under its existing Digital Assets Business Act license with the Bermuda Monetary Authority, according to a company press release.…

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HashKey Secures Virtual Asset Provider License from Dubai VARA

HashKey Group moves closer to offering regulated crypto services in Dubai after securing in-principle approval for its VASP license. The post HashKey Secures Virtual Asset Provider License from Dubai VARA appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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HashKey expands global footprint with Dubai virtual asset license approval

HashKey Group, a digital asset firm based in Asia, has announced it received in-principle approval for a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), according to a Jan.

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Sygnum Unit Receives Liechtenstein License as a Crypto Asset Service Provider

The registration paves the way for the Switzerland and Singapore-based banking group to expand into the European Union and European Economic Area.

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HashKey Group secures Bermuda license, launches new global crypto exchange

The Asia-based financial group is expanding its presence beyond the region, aiming at new markets across the globe.

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HashKey’s Crypto Exchange Goes Live After Winning License in Bermuda

The HashKey Group, an Asian firm offering digital asset services, has launched the HashKey Global exchange, after being granted a license in Bermuda to offer licensed digital asset trading services, it announced on Monday.

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Crypto exchange HTX applies for Hong Kong license

HTX applied for a crypto license for its local branch in Hong Kong on Feb. 20, planning to operate HBGL Hong Kong Limited in the region. Cryptocurrency exchange HTX (formerly Huobi) has joined the group of applicants seeking approval to…

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HashKey Group receives approval to operate crypto exchange from Hong Kong SFC

Hash Blockchain Limited (HBL), a member of the HashKey Group (HashKey), a blockchain asset financial services group in Asia, announced today it has received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) to operate a virtual asset trading platform, under a Type 1 (dealing in securities) license and a Type 7 (automated […] The post HashKey Group receives approval to operate crypto exchange from Hong Kong SFC appeared first on CryptoNinjas.

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HyperBC: The crypto asset custody solution has obtained Lithuanian Financial License

HyperBC Group has acquired a Lithuanian license no. 305790868 to expedite its global compliance operations. The company has obtained a license that will enable it to provide crypto custody asset solutThe post HyperBC: The crypto asset custody solution has obtained Lithuanian Financial License appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Gate.io expands crypto custody services to Hong Kong with key license

Gate. io Group, the company behind global cryptocurrency exchange Gate. io, has hit a “strategic milestone” as it expands its virtual asset custody services to Asia’s financial hub of Hong Kong.

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Gate.io's Hippo Financial Services Obtains Hong Kong Crypto Custody License

Gate.io group's Hippo Financial Services received a Trust or Company Service Provider license that means it can now provide virtual asset custodial services in Hong Kong.

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Gate.io gets VFA license in Malta

The Malta-based entity of Gate.io Group, Gate Technology Ltd., was issued a Virtual Financial…

The post Gate.io gets VFA license in Malta appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Fund Manager Fintonia Group Receives Provisional Virtual Assets License in Dubai

Sinapore-based crypto fund Fintonia Group has secured a provisional virtual assets license in Dubai.

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Crypto in the UAE. TRES Was Approved by DMCC for OTC Trade License to Operate With Cryptocurrency

On photo left to right:  Saif Al Mansouri – CEO TRES OTC DMCC, Ahmed Bin Sulayem – Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DMCC, Dmitry Krasnogor – Managing Director TRES OTC DMCC, Antony Katin – CEO SIMBA Storage, and Alexey Liakhovnenko – CEO TRES Group GmbH Back in 2020, at the Davos Summit, the DMCC (UAE Free Economic Zone) announced a strategic partnership with CV VC and CV Labs to launch Crypto Valley, the world’s largest ecosystem of cryptography, blockchain and distributed ledger in Dubai.

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Crypto in the UAE: TRES Was Approved by DMCC for OTC Trade License to Operate With Cryptocurrency

On photo left to right: Saif Al Mansouri – CEO TRES OTC DMCC; Ahmed Bin Sulayem – Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DMCC; Dmitry Krasnogor – Managing Director TRES OTC DMCC; Antony Katin – CEO SIMBA Storage; Alexey Liakhovnenko – CEO TRES Group GmbH.

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Real Luck Group Ltd. engages gambling license specialists SolutionsHub Limited

Real Luck Group Ltd. and its subsidiary companies doing business as “Luckbox” , a leading provider of licensed, real money esports betting, is pleased to...

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Facebook’s Diem Announces Silvergate Partnership, Will Move Operation Back To US

Diem Association, a group backed by Facebook, has disclosed its intentions to move operations from Switzerland to the United States. The group, which has been trying to secure a payment system license with Swiss bank watchdog, FINMA, said it has abandoned that plan and withdrawn its application.

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Brokerage division of Crypto Finance Group receives Swiss securities license

CryptoNinjas » Brokerage division of Crypto Finance Group receives Swiss securities license Crypto Finance Group, a Swiss provider of crypto-asset trading, storage, and tokenization solutions, announced that its brokerage subsidiary, Crypto Broker AG, has been granted a securities house license by FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority.

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Swiss Crypto Brokerage Firm Obtains License from FINMA

Crypto Broker AG, the brokerage subsidiary of Swiss digital assets startup Crypto Finance Group, received a securities license from Switzerland’s financial watchdog. Crypto Broker AG Scores FINMA Securities License According to a press release on PRNewswire on Monday (Feb.

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Chinese Tech Group Behind TikTok Looks to Enter Finance

Chinese multinational tech group ByteDance is seeking a virtual banking license in Singapore as a means of entering digital finance.

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OKCoin Gets License to Operate Crypto Exchange in Japan

OKCoin Japan, a subsidiary of OK Group, has obtained a license from one of Japan’s regulatory authorities to operate a crypto exchange in the country.    OKCoin Ready to Launch Crypto Exchange in Japan OKCoin announced the news of its license acquisition via a blog post on Medium on March 30, 2020.

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OKCoin Prepares to Launch New Crypto Exchange in Japan

These are challenging times for many businesses, yet the OK Group is undeterred. OKCoin completed its registration to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in Japan today – the first global exchange to earn a license in the country.

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UK Crypto Financial Service Provider Becomes First ‘Authorised Payment Institution’ By FCA

A British crypto company similar to Bitstamp, Galaxy Digital and Coinbase was awarded a license for payments by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The announcement was made on Monday, by the BCB Group.

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Bitcoin Group SE applies for German crypto-custody business license

Bitcoin Group SE, a German-based bitcoin exchange company, announced today it plans to submit the application for permission to conduct crypto-custody-business to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).

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Huobi Licensed to Launch Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange in Thailand 

Huobi Group, a leading Singapore-based digital assets exchange has announced that Huobi Thailand, its Thai-based subsidiary has secured a fifth license that would enable it to operate a crypto exchange in the region.

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Huobi запустила регулируемую OTC-платформу для институциональных биткоин-инвесторов

Компания Huobi Group запустила регулируемую внебиржевую платформу для институциональных и крупных частных инвесторов. Very proud to announce the launch of Huobi #OTC Desk, a customized — and fully regulated — service for high volume traders.

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Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Appoints New CEO

Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has appointed in-house Head of Business Development Kurt Looyens, as its new CEO. Looyens formerly held the position of Country Executive at ABN AMRO Bank in Spain, and he will be taking over from Nick Cowan, as the latter transitions into his role as CEO of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) Group.

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Coincheck Launches Bitcoin OTC Trading Desk 15 Months After Hack

The Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has launched a Bitcoin over-the-counter (OTC) trading service for its users, per a post published on its official blog.

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Vietnam on the Verge of Opening First Fully Authorized Crypto Exchange with Linh Thanh, KRONN

Vietnam is set to shortly have a fully-authorized cryptocurrency exchange, as two major firms in the country have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the production of a crypto trading platform, after obtaining a license for it.

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Vietnam Reportedly Launching First Fully-Authorized Cryptocurrency Exchange

Vietnam’s largest distribution company, Linh Thanh Group, is apparently partnering with Switzerland-based blockchain company KRONN Ventures to establish the first fully-authorized cryptocurrency exchange in the Southeast Asian country.

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WeedMD and BLOCKStrain Launch First Blockchain Based Cannabis Validation & Tracking

Canada has made history as being the first country to completely legalize marijuana, which was already an innovative decision to start. Now, that policy has allowed many companies to flourish, though validating authenticity of products has largely been unregulated and unlicensed.

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eToroX is Granted a DLT License from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission

A subsidiary of the eToro Group has been granted a distributed ledger technology (DLT) license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). eToroX, which was created by eToro, the social trading platform, is responsible for defining and executing eToro’s vision around the blockchain and the development of cryptoassets.

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German second-largest stock exchange will launch cryptocurrency trading platform

Boerse Stuttgart Group, Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, is set to launch a cryptocurrency trading platform in the first half of 2019. On December 12, the firm announced that it has partnered with a local fintech company solarisBank to create an engineering infrastructure for digital assets trading.

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Monex Group нацелилась на крипторынок США

Японская финансовая корпорация Monex Group планирует в начале следующего года запустить сервис по торговле криптовалютами в США. Об этом было заявлено на совместной пресс-конференции Monex и ее дочернего предприятия TradeStation, сообщает Cointelegraph Japan.

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Monex Group запустит в США криптоторговый сервис для институционалов

Японская финансовая корпорация Monex Group планирует в начале следующего года запустить сервис по торговле криптовалютами в США. Об этом было заявлено на совместной пресс-конференции Monex и ее дочернего предприятия TradeStation, сообщает Cointelegraph Japan.

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US Futures Exchange Turns to Crypto Trading, Finds Support Among Trading Giants

ErisX, a crypto exchange has completed a Series B funding round with support from leading firms including Bitmain, ConsenSys, Fidelity Investments, Nasdaq Ventures, and Monex Group. ErisX Will Operate as Crypto Futures Exchange, Clearing Organization, and Spot Market The crypto trading platform, with a pending license as a clearing organization with the U.

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Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) Secures DLT Provider License

Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group (GSX Group)  that claims to be aiming to be a world-leading institutional-grade token sale platform and cryptoassets exchange, has announced it has successfully obtained the Gibraltar distributed ledger technology (DLT) provider license from the nation’s Financial Services Commission (GFSC), reported Finextra on November 22, 2018.

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Gibraltar's Regulator Grants Full License to the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has been granted a license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) required to operate a regulated blockchain exchange.

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CORRECTED – Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Granted License from Financial Regulator

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group (GSX Group), has announced that it has been granted a full license as a provider of distributed ledger technology (DLT) from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC).

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Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Granted License from Financial Regulator

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group (GSX Group), has announced that it has been granted a full license as a provider of distributed ledger technology (DLT) from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC).

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NYDIG Gets Crypto License from New York Regulators

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a new BitLicense to the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), allowing it to offer crypto-related services in the state, according to an official DFS announcement published on November 14, 2018.

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The Only Regulated Bitcoin Exchange in Germany Will Become A Bank in 2019

The operator of Germany’s only regulated cryptocurrency exchange has confirmed it will de facto become a bank after securing a 100 percent takeover of Tremmel Wertpapierhandelsbank. Bitcoin. de Buys Tremmel Wertpapierhandelsbank Bitcoin Group SE, which operates Bitcoin.

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German Bitcoin exchange buys investment bank

We often hear about how Bitcoin is trying to disrupt the financial industry. Well, it turns out one German cryptocurrency startup has cut out the middleman and just bought a bank. Earlier this week, German cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Group SE announced it has successfully bought a 100-percent stake in an investment bank, Tremmel Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH.

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New York Regulators Have Grant Crypto License to NYDIG

New York's latest BitLicense has been granted to the New York Digital Investment Group, along with a limited purpose trust charter.

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