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Robinhood Launches Crypto Trading in EU, Aims for Global Accessibility
9.12.2023
Financial services firm Robinhood has announced the launch of crypto trading in the European Union. “Like we did with the stock market, it’s our goal to make crypto more accessible and affordable to everyone, regardless of where they live,” the company explained. Robinhood Expands...
Robinhood Launches Commission Free Crypto Trading App in EU
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe Robinhood is expanding its services in the European Union (EU) by launching commission-free crypto trading. The move comes just a week after the company made its international debut with stock-broking services in the UK. The Robinhood app, set to go live on Thursday, will enable...
Tether Blacklists Over 30 USDT Wallets
4.12.2023
Tether, the company behind the issuance of USDT, the largest stablecoin, has blacklisted more than 30 addresses that have received billions in USDT since their first use. According to blockchain intelligence firm Chainargos, the blacklisted addresses had received $161 million from Whitebit,...
European Central Bank Official Warns: Crypto Entities to Face Stringent Banking Oversight
30.11.2023
Source: Adobe / nmann77 Andrea Enria, Chair of the supervisory board at the European Central Bank (ECB), has emphasized the need for rigorous regulation when crypto entities start resembling banks. In a recent interview with Germany’s Handelsblatt, Enria pointed to the challenges in supervising...
Digital Euro Debate Heats Up: Experts Divided on Central Bank Digital Currency
29.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Hans After a two-hour hearing regarding the potential issuance of a digital euro, expert testimony has done little to settle the continent’s legislative debate on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Members of the European Parliament invited four expert witnesses to a hearing...
Today in Crypto: Toniq Launches ‘First Ordinals-Specific NFT Marketplace Built on Bitcoin L2’, Neobank Brighty Reveals European B2B Platform Brighty Business
29.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / sipgus Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ NFT news Toniq, a company building professional tools and services on the decentralized web, today announced the launch...
EU Parliament Tasks Members to Take Leading Role in Metaverse-Tech Implementation
28.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Grecaud Paul The European Union (EU) parliament has called on member-states to take the lead in the creation of digital worlds in terms of strategy and technology implementation. In a Nov 29 press release, the body urged relevant parties in the jurisdiction to take charge...
Amnesty International head says AI innovation vs regulation is 'false dichotomy'
28.11.2023
Amnesty's secretary-general said the EU has a chance to lead with new AI regulations and member states shouldn’t “undermine” the forthcoming AI Act
European Banking Authority Launches New Consultation on Crypto Travel Rule
28.11.2023
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has recently launched a new consultation process concerning implementing the so-called travel rule for cryptocurrency transactions. The institution is seeking feedback on the defined procedures that crypto assets service providers (CASPs) must complete...
ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Reveals Her Son Invests in Crypto Despite Her Warnings — ‘He Ignored Me Royally’
24.11.2023
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has reportedly revealed that her son invested in crypto despite her warnings. “He ignored me royally,” Lagarde shared, noting that after he lost 60% of the money he invested, she had another talk with him about crypto investing....
ECB President Christine Lagarde Says Her Son Lost “Almost All” Money He Invested in Crypto
24.11.2023
Christine Lagarde. Source: europeancentralbank / Instagram European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has revealed that her son endured substantial losses in his investments in cryptocurrencies. During a town hall event with students in Frankfurt, Lagarde said that despite her strong...
European Banking Authority Calls for Enhanced Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Crypto Providers – Regulation Incoming?
24.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / rarrarorro The European Banking Authority (EBA) aims to update the Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) rules for crypto providers. In a consultation paper released on November 24, the banking regulator of the European Union acknowledged...
European regulator: CASPs should work on protocol interoperability, self-hosted wallets
24.11.2023
The European Banking Authority wants to update existing anti-money laundering rules and combat the financing of terrorism for crypto providers
EU tech coalition warns of over-regulating AI before EU AI Act finalization
24.11.2023
A group of 33 businesses and tech companies have signed a joint letter to EU regulators urging them not to over-regulate emerging AI technologies at the cost of innovation
Vienna-Based Raiffeisen Bank Expands Services to Include Crypto Trading
23.11.2023
Raiffeisen Bank. Source: Adobe / Cristi Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank is set to launch crypto trading services in 2024, joining a slew of European banks breaking into the digital asset custody business. The 130-year-old bank announced plans for the service in April upon signing a letter of intent...
FTX collapse, Binance’s US settlement provides strong case for MiCA regulations
23.11.2023
European Commission policy officer Ivan Keller highlights high profile centralized exchange shortcomings as key reasons for the implementation of MiCA regulations in Europe
Italian regulators investigate online AI data scraping
23.11.2023
The Italian Data Protection Authority has launched a “fact-finding” probe into the security practices of public and private websites to prevent AI data scraping
Belgium Moves to Accelerate EU Blockchain Infrastructure Project
22.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The Belgian government has unveiled plans to accelerate the development of a blockchain infrastructure project in Europe during its Council of the European Union presidency in early 2024. Belgium to focus on a public sector European #blockchain during its EU presidency The country...
Belgium seeks to reboot the EU blockchain infrastructure project
22.11.2023
The country's government plans to accelerate the development of a European blockchain infrastructure during its presidency of the EU Council
Analysts Fear European Digital Identity Wallet Implementation Might Lead to Mass Surveillance
21.11.2023
A group of analysts and companies have raised their voices against the risks that the upcoming European Digital Identity Wallet implementation might bring to Europeans’ privacy. Article 45 of a leaked Eidas document (Electronic Identification, Authentication, and Trust Services) indicates...