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ECB gains backing from Council of EU for caps on digital euro holdings
23.12.2025
Concerned that a CBDC will drain funds from traditional banks, regulators are considering caps on how much digital euro citizens can hold to ensure it's purely for payments
EU Council Sets Position on Digital Euro and Cash
23.12.2025
The EU Council has agreed its negotiating stance on introducing a digital euro and reinforcing the legal tender status of cash. The Council of the European Union announced its position on two key proposals: a regulation to enable the issuance of a digital euro and a regulation to safeguard the role...
Cyprus Proposes New Directive for Crypto-Asset Service Providers’ Reporting
22.12.2025
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission launches consultation on comprehensive reporting requirements for Crypto-Asset Service Providers under MiCAR, aiming to enhance regulatory oversight of digital asset businesses. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has published...
EU Issues $105B Loan to Ukraine, Leaves Russian Assets Untouched
19.12.2025
The EU convened to issue a 90-billion-euro loan ($105 billion) to support the Ukrainian cause against Russia during the next two years, which will be financed by most of the union countries. There was no agreement on leveraging Russian assets, as Belgium strongly opposed. EU To Lend Ukraine $105B...
Analysts Warn: EU Reparations Loan Could Upend Global Economic Landscape
9.12.2025
Analysts warn that the so-called reparation loans proposal revealed by the EU on Wednesday, which would transfer part of the over $200 billion in Russian assets frozen to support the Ukrainian war effort, might fundamentally alter the global economic landscape. EU’s Reparation Loan Proposal Could...
BNP Paribas Joins EU Bank Stablecoin Venture Helmed by Ex-Coinbase Germany Exec
2.12.2025
The group of 10 banks plans to introduce its euro stablecoin next year under a new Dutch entity named Qivalis
Kucoin Secures MiCAR License for Europe-Wide Crypto Services
2.12.2025
Kucoin has obtained a MiCAR license in Austria, giving its European entity the ability to offer regulated crypto services across 29 EEA countries. The approval marks a major milestone in the exchange’s global compliance strategy and strengthens its position as a fully regulated digital asset...
Dual Markets: Securitize Earns EU Approval for Digitized Market Infrastructure on Avalanche
27.11.2025
Securitize has secured full regulatory approval to operate as both an Investment Firm and a Trading & Settlement System (TSS) in the European Union, setting the stage for a new onchain market infrastructure built atop Avalanche. Securitize Gains EU Green Light to Operate Digital-Asset TSS...
Ondo Secures EU Approval to Offer Tokenized Stocks and ETFs Across Europe
20.11.2025
Ondo Global Markets said that it received regulatory authorization from the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority to offer tokenized stocks and ETFs to retail investors across the European Economic Area, enabling compliant, onchain exposure to U.S. markets for more than 500 million investors...
Europol Traces $55 Million in Crypto Linked to Digital Piracy Services
20.11.2025
Europol, working with the European Union Intellectual Property Office and Spain’s National Police, said on Nov. 19, 2025, that investigators traced roughly $55 million in cryptocurrency connected to illicit streaming and other digital piracy services. The operation identified 69 targeted sites...
Revolut Enlists Polygon for Stablecoin Remittances in UK and EEA
18.11.2025
Revolut customers in the UK and non-European Union EEA countries can do crypto remittances in USDC, USDT, and POL
Gemini Powers XRP Trading With up to 100x Leverage and No Expiration Date Across Europe
7.11.2025
XRP’s derivatives surge is redefining global crypto momentum as exchanges push leveraged innovation, empowering traders with high-octane exposure and accelerating institutional entry into the booming digital asset economy. Gemini Expands XRP Perpetual Contracts Across Europe Rapid expansion in...
Zerohash Secures Dutch Authorization to Serve European Clients
5.11.2025
Zerohash Europe obtains AFM MiCAR authorization to provide regulated crypto and stablecoin infrastructure across the EEA. Zerohash Europe announces in Amsterdam that it has received authorization under the EU’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCAR) from the Dutch Authority for the Financial...
AMINA Bank Achieves First MiCA Crypto‑Asset Service Provider License Via Austrian Subsidiary
3.11.2025
Swiss crypto-banking group AMINA’s Austrian unit secured a MiCAR crypto-asset service provider license from the Austrian regulator. AMINA Bank AG announces in Zug, Switzerland on 3 November 2025 that its subsidiary AMINA (Austria) AG (AMINA EU) has received a Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP)...
Russian Ruble Stablecoin Gets Targeted by EU Sanctions
27.10.2025
As part of its 19th sanctions package against Russia, the EU included measures targeting the use of crypto to circumvent sanctions. A7A5, a Russian ruble‑pegged stablecoin that registered over $1 billion in daily transaction volume, was subject to a transaction ban. Russian Ruble Stablecoin...
Relai Secures MiCA License From French AMF to Expand Across EU
27.10.2025
Relai announced that it obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license from the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers, AMF), allowing Relai EU to begin offering services in France and across the European Union. The company, regulated in Switzerland...
Blockchain.com Secures MiCA License, Expands Crypto Services Across 27 EEA Nations
25.10.2025
Blockchain.com has unlocked a major gateway to the European crypto market, securing regulatory approval under MiCA that positions it to serve all 27 EEA nations with a single license—setting the stage for massive institutional and retail expansion. Blockchain.com Secures MiCA License, Unlocking...
Your Messages Are Not Safe—EU Pushes ‘Chat Control’ Law to Scan All Private Chats
20.10.2025
Europe’s digital privacy showdown is reaching a boiling point as Telegram warns millions about an EU proposal that could force message scanning across platforms, sparking a fierce cross-border backlash that unites nations in defense of online freedom. Telegram Alerts Millions—EU Law Could Force...
Ripple Sees Strong Opportunities in Europe’s Expanding Tokenization Market
12.10.2025
Europe is rapidly becoming a global powerhouse in digital assets as regulatory clarity fuels a surge in blockchain-bank partnerships and institutional momentum. Ripple Supports EU Efforts to Build a Robust Tokenized Financial Ecosystem Growing collaboration between traditional finance...
German Government to Block EU ‘Chat Control’ Proposal After Public Protests
8.10.2025
Germany’s government refused to back the European Union’s proposed “Chat Control” regulation, denying the qualified majority needed to advance the measure and effectively derailing the planned vote next week, according to campaigners and press statements. The move follows widespread public protests...