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Coinbase Expands Into France With Acquisition of VASP License Ahead of MiCA
21.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Coinbase has received regulatory approval from France’s Financial Markets Authority to conduct business as a digital asset trading venue. According to a CNBC report published on Tuesday, Coinbase has secured a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from the Financial Markets...
Ripple Obtains Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) License from Central Bank of Ireland
20.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Michal Šteflovič Blockchain payments firm Ripple has successfully obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). The news comes over a year after Ripple established an office in Dublin and applied for the license, aiming...
Bitcoin Exchange CoinMENA Receives Operating License From Dubai’s VARA
13.12.2023
Source: Pexels A subsidiary of the Bahrain-based Bitcoin exchange, CoinMENA FZE, has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license by Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). This marks the seventh VASP license issued by the Dubai regulator. In a press release,...
Dubai Grants Climate-based AYA Platform Conditional VARA License
12.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Dubai’s financial regulator, the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has issued a conditional operating license to AYA Platform, a web3 launchpad subsidiary of Enjinstarter. In a recent press release, the company disclosed the regulatory nod obtained by VARA to operate...
Ethereum-Based Fasset Secures Operational License in Dubai for Tokenized Offerings
1.12.2023
Source: fasset.ae Digital asset brokerage Fasset FZE has received a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai, UAE. According to the press release, the operational license is the final stage in VARA’s approval process. It authorizes...
Dubai Moves Forward with Crypto Adoption as WadzPay Secures VARA Initial Approval
2.11.2023
  On October 31, the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) gave “Initial Approval” to WadzPay signifying a noteworthy stride towards broadening crypto adoption in Dubai. The approval is part of WadzPay’s progress toward achieving a comprehensive Virtual Asset...
Web3 Wallet Backpack Launches Registered Crypto Business in Dubai
31.10.2023
Backpack , an all-in-one Web3 wallet, has become the latest to receive a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Dubai. The approval will enable Backpack to launch a regulated cryptocurrency exchange service in the city. Per the company’s press release, Backpack Exchange is set...
BitPanda Secures Virtual Asset Service Provider License in Norway, Pioneering European Exchange
19.10.2023
Bitpanda, the largest European cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it has secured a license to offer virtual asset services (VASP) in Norway, expanding its regulatory approvals.
On October 19, the Vienna-based cryptocurrency exchange, Bitpanda, announced the latest milestone on...
Namibia signs crypto exchange regulation bill into law
26.7.2023
The law will officially enter into force at a date determined by Namibia’s Ministry of Finance
Binance Netherlands exit - Dutch Central Bank says registration failings are confidential
21.6.2023
De Nedelandsche Bank is unable to share details of Binance’s registration failings in the country due to confidentiality requirements of its supervisory laws
Hong Kong security regulator to issue crypto license guidelines in May
27.4.2023
The crypto business guidelines were reportedly revealed by the chief executive of Hong Kong’s Securities Futures Commission, Julia Leung
Kraken receives virtual asset service provider authorization in Ireland ahead of MiCA vote
18.4.2023
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken received its virtual asset service provider authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland
UAE Says No Virtual Asset Service Provider Has Been Granted an Operating Permit
21.1.2023
The United Arab Emirates virtual assets regulator has said no crypto entity has been granted the full market product (FMP) license. According to the country’s minister of state for artificial intelligence and the digital economy, Omar Sultan Al Olama, no crypto entity has been “able...
Binance registers as virtual asset service provider in Poland
18.1.2023
In compliance with new regulatory requirements, Polish users will have to sign new terms and conditions with Binance Poland in order to continue using the company’s services
Coinbase Secures Regulatory Approval to Operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider in Ireland
22.12.2022
Coinbase has announced it has secured regulatory approval as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) in Ireland, according to a company blog post published on Dec. 21. According to the company, Coinbase has been approved by Ireland’s central bank which means the company can “provide products...
Austrian Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Secures Trading License From Germany’s BaFin
23.11.2022
Crypto exchange and custody platform Bitpanda announced on Nov. 22 that it had received a crypto trading license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. According to Bitpanda, securing a license means it has become the “first European retail investment platform to meet...
Africa Focused Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Granted VASPs License in Botswana
25.10.2022
Yellow Card, an Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange platform, recently said it has received a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license to operate in Botswana. Granted by the country’s Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority, Yellow Card’s license allows the crypto...
Gemini receives virtual asset service provider license in Ireland
20.7.2022
New York-based crypto exchange Gemini opened its local office in Dublin, Ireland, last year. Now, it is granted with a VASP license
Dubai Regulator Grants Crypto Trading App OKX License to Extend Services in the UAE
19.7.2022
The Seychelles-based crypto trading app, OKX, recently became the latest virtual assets service provider to be granted a provisional licence to provide its services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The provisional licence allows OKX to extend certain exchange products and services...
Regulator Says UAE ‘Closer to Issuing the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework’ for VASPs
10.3.2022
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is getting closer to issuing a regulatory and supervisory framework that will govern the country’s virtual asset industry, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has said. FATF Recommendations A UAE securities regulator, the SCA has said it is getting...