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Binance Belgium, the Belgian wing of the world’s largest crypto exchange, has reopened its operations three months following a ban from the nation’s financial market regulator. On June 23, Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) directed the exchange to cease offering services to the Belgian market because it operates from nations outside the European […]
2023-9-27 11:30 | |
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Prominent cryptocurrency exchange Binance has devised a strategy to save its Belgian market following a suspension order by Belgium’s financial market regulator in June. The world’s largest exchange was ordered to cease its operations in Belgium because it offered crypto services from countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
2023-8-30 01:00 | |
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Worldcoin, the brainchild of ChatGPT founder Sam Altman, is being examined by European regulators because of concerns about the legality of its biometric data collection tactics. The French privacy authority, CNIL, has expressed worries about the project, claiming that gathering and storing biometric data is questionable.
2023-7-29 10:40 | |
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French privacy regulator CNIL has initiated a probe into Worldcoin over concerns that its data collection and storage practices may not be entirely legal, Reuters reported on July 28. The watchdog is collaborating with its German counterpart as the latter directly oversees the project as its primary European regulator.
2023-7-29 06:00 | |
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Binance confirmed to CryptoSlate that it had withdrawn its crypto custody license application in Germany, according to a July 26 emailed statement. In June, unconfirmed reports emerged that BaFin, Germany’s top financial regulator, intended to deny Binance’s application for a crypto custody license.
2023-7-26 18:28 | |
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ESMA has released a consultation paper on MiCA implementation requirements. Industry players are requested to provide feedback by September 20. The EU regulator will present the final proposals to the European Parliament by June 30, 2024.
2023-7-14 21:58 | |
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After issuing its first set of proposals around the markets in crypto-assets (MiCA) regulation, the financial regulator of European Union (EU) has added a warning. On 12 July, the European and SecThe post EU financial regulator adds this warning after issuing MiCA proposals appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-7-13 16:00 | |
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The European Securities and Markets Authority will release three consultations as it fulfills its mandate under MiCA regulations.
2023-7-12 21:10 | |
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Staying one step ahead of regulatory mandates, the European Banking Authority (EBA), the financial regulator of the European Union, has requested that stablecoin issuers adopt proposed guiding principles concerning risk...
2023-7-12 16:39 | |
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The crypto exchange is accused of serving Belgian customers from countries outside the European Economic Area in violation of the law, the FSMA has said.
2023-6-23 19:50 | |
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The U. K. regulator had ordered Binance to stop all regulatory activities in the country in 2021. Binance faced trouble across European countries following the SEC enforcement action in the U.
2023-6-20 16:30 | |
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The European Banking Authority wants to extend money laundering guidance to crypto firms and banks that trade with them
2023-6-1 17:18 | |
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The European Banking Authority doesn’t want private crypto initiatives to threaten monetary policy privileges
2023-5-11 13:40 | |
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The European Banking Authority Chair emphasized the diversification of stablecoin reserves for robust risk management. He also stated that while the EU's MiCA regulations would take effect in 2The post EU banking regulator suggests the following to reduce risk in crypto sector appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-4-27 18:00 | |
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The French regulatory body AMF has launched accelerated registration for the current operators of digital currencies in the country. This decision was made after the approval of the European Union Law on Crypto Asset Markets (MiCa).
2023-4-24 13:17 | |
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FTX EU was only approved by the Cyprus regulator in March 2022, about seven months before FTX collapsed in November.
2023-3-31 08:57 | |
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Draft guidance from the EU banking watchdog picks out crypto technology for scrutiny and proposes vetting procedures for senior staff.
2023-3-30 13:04 | |
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Bnance has registered with Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority, making the Nordic country the seventh European jurisdiction in which the crypto exchange has been granted approval.
2023-1-11 16:45 | |
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European commissioner for financial services Mairead McGuinness said that some actors in the crypto space are opposing regulation — but they are only true to crypto’s cypherpunk origins. McGuinness said that while some firms approve of upcoming cryptocurrency rules, others…
2022-12-8 21:52 | |
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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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With the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU), the government says it’s looking towards stablecoins, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and other emerging financial technology innovations.
2020-11-10 17:59 | |
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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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The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has recently talked about crypto regulation in Europe. According to the institution, the European Union (EU) has the potential to become one of the leaders of the crypto market.
2019-11-15 23:22 | |
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EU antitrust regulator discusses possible impact from Libra’s launch
2019-10-2 22:04 | |
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The European Central Bank (ECB) and a number of countries in the region have stepped up their efforts in response to Facebook’s Libra, which has revived a competing ECB project for instant payments.
2019-9-16 13:30 | |
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The European Central Bank published a report on stablecoins. The regulator proposed its own classification of stablecoins and provided analytical market data.
2019-9-3 15:00 | |
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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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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…
Plasma, a startup focused on stablecoins, raised an impressive $500 million in its latest public token offering, far surpassing its initial target. On June 9, Plasma announced on X that its public token sale for XPL sold out in just…
Authorities in Europe have dismantled a massive cryptocurrency-based money laundering network that moved over €21 million for criminal groups across China and the Middle East. According to a May 14 statement, Europol coordinated with Spanish, Belgian, and Austrian law enforcement…
Blockchain-focused privacy protocol COTI will collaborate with the ECB to implement its privacy technology for the upcoming digital euro. COTI, a privacy-centric layer-2 solution on Ethereum, has been selected as one of the pioneer partners in the European Central Bank’s…
Europe's central bank is pushing for the digital Euro, hoping to implement it by October this year.
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…