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EU Banking Watchdog Extends Anti-Money Laundering Measures to Cover Crypto Firms

16.1.2024
The European Banking Authority issued new guidance for crypto firms that will come into effect on Dec. 30, 2024

Reports Suggest That Binance is Reviewing the Status of Privacy Coins on Its Platform

15.1.2024
Recent reports from members of the Zcash community indicate that Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, would be preparing to review all privacy coins listed on its platform and possibly delist some. The exchange has been in talks with project representatives since November 2023, when...

What Is MiCA And What Does It Mean for Crypto Users in Europe?

11.1.2024
The European Union’s Market in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Regulations aims to make the crypto industry in the Eurozone a transparent and secure environment for investors

EBA Discusses Proposed Guidelines for Stablecoin Issuers

11.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / rarrarorro European banking regulators have urged stablecoin issuers and other stakeholders to dialogue with regulators ahead of proposed stablecoin rules under the Markets in Crypto Assets (MICA) regulation. EBA Calls for Synergy Between Stakeholders and Regulators...

Proactive Reforms: Lithuania Intends to Refine Crypto Landscape Ahead of MiCA Rollout

11.1.2024
In order to manage the emerging risks before the entry into application of the European Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), Lithuania intends to reinforce its national cryptocurrency regulation. We discussed the key points and consequences with legal experts from Gofaizen & Sherle...

EU Industry Input 'Really Important' to Stablecoin Rulemaking Under MiCA, EBA Officials Say

11.1.2024
During a Thursday hearing on proposed guidelines for stablecoin issuers, European Banking Authority officials urged stakeholders to engage with regulators to "start on the right footing."

EU Banking Watchdog to Deepen Probe of Links Between Banks, Crypto Entities: FT

3.1.2024
The European Banking Authority (EBA) will take additional steps to anticipate how strains in non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), including cryptocurrency-related entities, will affect banks

Ripple Registered With Central Bank of Ireland

23.12.2023
Ripple is now registered as a virtual asset service provider with the Central Bank of Ireland. The company explained that it will “seek to provide services to clients across the European Economic Area once the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) comes into force at the end of 2024...

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...

Robinhood Broadens Crypto Service to Europe, Notes Region's Digital Asset Regulation

7.12.2023
The company said it chose Europe to anchor its crypto expansion outside the U.S. because of the region's comprehensive rules

Stefan Berger: The Man Who Made MiCA

4.12.2023
Stefan Berger steered through the European Union's world-leading Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) this year in the aftermath of FTX and other scandals. He's now working on a digital euro

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

The Global Movement to Promote Crypto Tax Transparency — What You Need to Know

15.11.2023
In Europe and the U.S., there are a host of initiatives placing new requirements on participants in digital asset markets to report on transactions and meet other new provisions

Crypto Regulation News Weekly Digest: Major Nations Commit to Crypto Tax Reporting Standard and EU Issues Draft Stablecoin Guidelines

14.11.2023
Nations and authorities advance crypto regulations across taxation, stablecoins, geo-blocking, and compliance this week. Image by motortion, Adobe Stock. Last week brought several noteworthy developments in the evolving crypto regulation scene across the globe. Major nations made efforts towards...

EBA Releases Liquidity Guidelines for Stablecoin Issuers

8.11.2023
Source: European Banking Authority (EBA) The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued guidelines regarding liquidity and capital requirements for stablecoin issuers in line with the EU’s new Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. A third batch of #MiCAR public consultations has...

EU Banking Watchdog Issues Draft Liquidity Rules for Stablecoin Issuers

8.11.2023
Three consultations on relevant rules will run until Feb. 8, 2024, the European Banking Authority has said

Spain Moves to Adopt MiCA Six Months Before Deadline, Cites Investor Protection: Here’s More

31.10.2023
Spain has unveiled plans to reduce the transition period before the application of the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. A recent publication from the government shows a meeting with the first vice president Nadia Calvino and Verena Ross, the President of the European Securities...