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PortuguêsUnlike Russia, Ukraine has passed laws that will ease the adoption of cryptocurrencies within the country. The legal status of cryptocurrencies remains a mixed bag of regulatory positions, depending on…
Continue ReadingSkepticism towards cryptocurrencies isn’t new, especially from the likes of regulators and financial agencies. The ECB is no exception. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, President of the European Central…
Continue ReadingPayPal’s Bitcoin trading services are now fully available in the United Kingdom after the global payment giant began rolling out services last month. PayPal officially announced Sept. 17 that all…
Continue ReadingGermany joins countries such as France, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal by greenlighting the Bitcoin-based EXOeu token. German financial regulators have approved a security token offering (STO) based on a Bitcoin (BTC)…
Continue ReadingAn ESMA report views crypto assets’ volatility in the first half of 2021 as an indication of “possible market exuberance.” The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its…
Continue ReadingCointelegraph’s law & policy newsletter is back with a discussion of El Salvador’s effects, Coinbase‘s woes, and the digital euro’s prospects. Too much is happening in the realm of crypto…
Continue ReadingSlovenia, though small, is one of the fastest-growing nations in Europe, especially in the business and economic contexts. After its successful economic succession from Yugoslavia, it was the first to…
Continue ReadingMost European citizens reject the idea of a cryptocurrency regulation regime imposed by the European Union (EU) on its member states, according to a recent survey. Most surveyed citizens lean…
Continue ReadingOf all funds sent to illicit cryptocurrency addresses from Eastern Europe, scams attract the greatest amount, according to a new report. In the past year alone, crypto addresses based in…
Continue ReadingA recent poll regarding European cryptocurrency policy saw the participation of 31,000 respondents across 12 member states of the European Union. A large-scale poll across 12 European Union member states…
Continue ReadingSlovenian financial authorities have announced a proposal to tax cryptocurrency participants 10% on their asset income, specifically on purchasing and selling activities. According to local media reports, the Financial Administration…
Continue ReadingA bar in Brussels frequented by local anarchists has introduced crypto payments. Bitcoin is the money of the future, say the owners who have recently renovated the place. It is…
Continue ReadingKraken’s potential European regulatory jurisdictions reportedly include countries like Malta, Luxembourg, and Ireland. Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is planning to officially expand into the European market, following in…
Continue ReadingInCore Bank also announced the upcoming launch of Tezos custody, staking and trading services targeting financial institutions. Deutsche Boerse-backed digital asset firm Crypto Finance AG and Swiss business-to-business (B2B) transaction…
Continue ReadingGalaxy Digital lost a whopping $175.8 million in quarter 2, but Mike Novogratz talks about the benefits of adopting digital assets. Mike Novogratz’s firm showed that it made lesser in…
Continue ReadingAnycoin Direct is now an official partner of PSV for the next two seasons, helping grow awareness of crypto across Europe. The football ecosystem has stepped up its adoption game…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency businesses have continued to receive pressure globally from different regulatory bodies. For example, the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) recently released a warning to many financial markets and…
Continue ReadingSwiss-based financial firm Leonteq have launched an investment suite of 18 crypto assets with an inherent focus on institutional investors throughout Germany and Austria. Following the successful expansion of its…
Continue ReadingFinancial product comparison website Finder.com has released its latest crypto report, where it evaluated adoption trends across 27 countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Emerging economies like Vietnam, India…
Continue ReadingThe new cross-border remittance corridor will be hosted on the Stellar blockchain and serve around 600 million customers. Cross-border remittance currently stands as one of crypto’s best use cases that…
Continue ReadingBritish bank Standard Chartered will offer cryptocurrency broker services in Ireland through its Zodia Custody subsidiary. The digital asset custodian will focus on signing up institutional investors in the Republic…
Continue ReadingFrance’s securities regulator approves: The Bitcoin-tracking fund fully complies with the European Union’s UCITS standards. Paris-based derivatives fund manager Melanion Capital has launched a new, European Union-regulated fund that aims…
Continue ReadingBinance moves to suspend derivatives trading in Europe, starting with Germany, Italy and Netherlands. Troubled global cryptocurrency exchange Binance continues moving fast in curbing services to respond to the ongoing…
Continue ReadingThe European Investment Fund invested $30 million in a new $120 million blockchain and digital assets fund, highlighting the sector’s “strategic importance” for the EU. Analysts have long decried the…
Continue ReadingBanks in Ireland have welcomed an upcoming reform of the European Union’s anti-money laundering regulations that will affect the crypto space. The Irish banking industry organization voiced support for the…
Continue ReadingEurope’s digital currency project has made some progress recently, with the Eurozone’s central bank moving to its next stage. Critics point, however, to the continuing lack of clarity around the…
Continue ReadingNow valued at $33 billion, Revolut didn’t rule out a potential IPO this year, but the firm’s CFO suggested that it was unlikely. Revolut, a major British banking app featuring…
Continue ReadingThe underlying architecture of the digital euro will be designed to have a negligible environmental footprint compared to Bitcoin and other crypto-assets. The European Central Bank, or ECB, joins the…
Continue ReadingAccording to Christine Lagarde, the head of the European Central Bank, at least 80 central banks around the world are looking at CBDC adoption. 80 Central Banks To Adopt CBDC…
Continue Reading“There is also no doubt in our mind that a major central bank will soon launch a digital currency and we expect this to happen within the next three years,”…
Continue Reading“We’re delighted to add SEPA Instant to our growing portfolio of payment methods, giving our partners’ users the power to make instant wire transfers of up to €100,000, 24/7,” said…
Continue ReadingThe cryptocurrency market is “neither regulated nor subject to supervision” to the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, the regulator said. As Binance faces scrutiny from regulators around the globe, Poland’s finance…
Continue ReadingAs of 8 am UTC on Wednesday, Binance users will no longer be able to make euro deposits through their bank. However, they can still fund their accounts with credit…
Continue ReadingAstra protocol seems to be offering a way for disputes to stay in the crypto space and out of traditional courts. Phil Hogan, who served the European Commissioner for Trade…
Continue ReadingSendi Young has over 15 years of fintech experience and has previously worked at prominent payments firms. The Ripple and XRP community has been long-betting on mainstream adoption growth rather…
Continue ReadingYonni Assia believes that unprecedented retail investor interest will push regulators to be more proactive about crypto regulation. Crypto-friendly trading platform eToro is expecting regulators to ratchet up their oversight…
Continue ReadingThe European Central Bank should rely on public-private cooperation for issuing a digital euro, an exec at BBVA’s digital regulation team said. An executive at major Spanish bank Banco Bilbao…
Continue ReadingHere’s what crypto and blockchain industry experts think about the regulatory dilemma related to cryptocurrency. Thibault Verbiest, chairman of the IOUR Foundation, expert at the World Bank and the EU…
Continue ReadingBitcoin-only exchange Bitcoin Reserve has launched for users throughout Europe, offering retail and institutional stacking options. According to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoin Reserve, an Estonia-based, bitcoin-only…
Continue ReadingThe Bank of France has completed a central bank digital currency pilot for securities transactions in collaboration with Swiss crypto bank SEBA. The central bank of France — Banque de…
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