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EU bans providing 'high-value crypto-asset services' to Russia

8.4.2022
Prohibiting crypto services was one of three financial measures the European Commission proposed in addition to an import ban on Russian coal

UK, US, India, Singapore See More Crypto-Related Regulations, EU Bans High-Value Provision of Crypto Services to Russia + More News

8.4.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________... Read More: UK, US, India, Singapore See More Crypto-Related Regulations, EU Bans High-Value Provision of Crypto Services...

Here's How You Can Help Shape Digital Euro

6.4.2022
Amid an intensification in the European Union’s crypto-focused legislative efforts, the European Commission has launched a new consultation on its digital euro central bank digital currency (CBDC) project. The procedure will allow interested stakeholders who want to help shape a digital euro...

Unhosted is unwelcome: EU’s attack on noncustodial wallets is part of a larger trend

6.4.2022
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic seem to be nervous about people transacting with their wallets

European Commission opens new consultation on digital euro

5.4.2022
The commission will consult with industry specialists on issues concerning the digital euro including international payments, privacy and the impact on financial stability

Digital Euro Will Have Privacy Safeguards, European Finance Ministers Say

4.4.2022
Ministers are discussing policy options for the central bank digital currency though no formal decision to issue one has been taken

Crypto Investment Products See New Week of Large Inflows, European Investors Dominate

4.4.2022
Inflows into digital asset investment products reached USD 180m last week. The figure marks a decline from a revised number of USD 244m the week before, when inflows reached their highest level since 2021, according to the crypto investment firm CoinShares. The inflows into crypto-backed...

Law Decoded: ‘Unhosted’ wallets are just ‘wallets,’ March 28–April 4

4.4.2022
Yet another regulatory attack on self-hosted wallets, a digital dollar with privacy protections, and more of the same for spot BTC ETFs

European Inflation Skyrockets to Record 7.5% — ECB Chief Lagarde Expects Energy Prices to ‘Stay Higher for Longer’

3.4.2022
While inflation continues to roar in the U.S., the inflation rate in the eurozone tapped another high last month reaching 7.5% in March. Energy and food prices have soared throughout the 19 member state economies, and European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde expects energy...

EU Lawmakers Back Regulation Threatening Unhosted Crypto Wallets, Defi Space

1.4.2022
Members of the European Parliament have approved a controversial regulation that could undermine the decentralized finance (defi) sector in the EU. Some of its provisions, which are yet to be coordinated with other European institutions, aim to introduce restrictive measures for transactions...

Crypto industry fires back after EU vote to block ‘unhosted’ wallets

1.4.2022
"Imagine if the EU required your bank to report you to the authorities every time you paid your rent merely because the transaction was over 1,000 euros,” said Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

European Parliament Committee Passes Controversial Crypto Regulation of 'Unhosted Wallets'

31.3.2022
In another installment of the European Union’s discussions on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR), the European Parliament’s Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has passed a controversial draft that could exert a negative impact on the industry. The provisions...

ECB official suggests importance of physical stores accepting digital euro

30.3.2022
Findings from the ECB's focus groups said the public was more likely to accept a digital euro accepted in physical and online stores and allowed easy person-to-person payments

Ukraine Pushes for Membership in European Blockchain Partnership

30.3.2022
Activists and lawmakers in Kyiv are urging the EU to accept Ukraine as a member of the European Blockchain Partnership. They believe the recently adopted law “On Virtual Assets” opens the way for the country to become a blockchain leader on the Old Continent. Kyiv Officials Hope...

VNX Launches as the First European Regulated Precious Metals Tokenization Platform

29.3.2022
Financial markets can often get turbulent during times of economic instability or increased inflation. Such situations become sustainable through a strategy known as hedging in the market. Popularly, when volatility hits, investors tend to convert their holdings into precious or essential...

EU Parliament can outlaw transacting with 'unhosted' wallets, crypto advocate warns

28.3.2022
The proposed legislation would require exchanges to verify personal data behind any transaction

European Union’s MiCA Proposal Progresses to Trilogue Stage Without Bitcoin Ban Provision

27.3.2022
The Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory package passed another potential hurdle this week and is moving to the next stage of the EU’s legislative process. Proponents of a controversial text prohibiting proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies, which was recently dropped from the draft...