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European AML Directive Pushes Crypto Startup Bottle Pay Out of Business
15.12.2019
Bottle Pay, a cryptocurrency payments provider from the U.K., has announced its decision to cease operations by the end of the year. Despite attracting some serious funding and expanding its user base significantly in the past few months, the company has found it unacceptable to continue to work...
German Banks Authorized to Store and Sell Cryptocurrency in 2020
29.11.2019
Next year German banks will be able to manage cryptocurrencies like bitcoin after the fourth EU money laundering directive goes into effect. The directive passed in the German parliament, Bundestag, allows banks in the country to act as cryptocurrency custodians rather than rely on third-party...
EU Members Adopt Tougher Crypto Rules Than AML Directive Requires
13.8.2019
Europe is gradually tightening the rules for the crypto space. A wave of new regulations are introducing stricter requirements for companies operating in the industry and cryptocurrency users are going to feel the difference in the coming months. The measures stem from the obligation of member...
European Union’s Copyright Directive Proves To Be A New Threat For Youtube
13.5.2019
Alphabet Inc, which owns Google and YouTube among other internet properties, has been in the crosshairs of the regulatory authorities in the European Union (EU) for quite a while and earlier this year, the company had to pay the EU billions in fines for abusing its position as a dominant player....
Přichází revoluční PSD2: Jak se změní svět fintech startupů?
15.1.2018
V sobotu nabyla platnost nová evropská směrnice o platebních službách. PSD2 má potenciál přinést do bankovního sektoru revoluci, která výrazně ovlivní i fungování fintech startupů. Tyinternety zjišťovaly, jak se změní jejich svět. Nejvýraznější změnou v rámci nové legislativy je povinnost bank...