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EU to Launch Comprehensive Crypto Regulation by 2024: Report
20.9.2020
The European Union is planning to implement comprehensive cryptocurrency regulation by 2024, two EU reports have reportedly revealed. This follows five European finance ministers calling on the European Commission to put in place “very strong and very clear rules” on cryptocurrency....
Gibraltar Updates Distributed Ledger Framework to Align With FATF Crypto Regulations
19.9.2020
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has updated its guidance notes for distributed ledger technology (DLT) providers to include recommendations for risk management, as well as clarify aspects around the issuance of digital assets. In a statement released on September 17,...
EU to see comprehensive crypto regulation by 2024
18.9.2020
Crypto continues its trek into the mainstream
Why technology assurances are a must for crafting EU crypto regulation
16.9.2020
Why we need regulatory frameworks in the crypto space, with a focus on regulating the financial aspects of cryptocurrency-based operations
Leaked EU Draft Proposes All-Encompassing Laws for Crypto Assets
16.9.2020
The European Commission may be proposing an all-encompassing set of regulations covering the trading of digital assets across the 27-nation bloc
European Union Seeks Strict Regulation of Crypto and Stablecoins in New Draft Law
12.9.2020
The European Commission, the executive arm of the E.U., has drawn up regulation to tightly monitor cryptocurrencies it considers “significant”, including asset-backed stablecoins like Facebook’s libra. Euractiv, a European news outlet, first reported the news on Sept.10, citing...
European Ministers Call on EU Commission to Regulate Stablecoins
11.9.2020
Finance ministers from five European countries have called on the EU Commission to introduce tough regulation for stablecoins
French Central Bank Chief Eyes Public-Private Partnership for Possible Digital Euro
11.9.2020
The governor of the Banque de France said private sector involvement could benefit a future digital euro initiative
European Crypto Exchange Hacked for $5.4 Million in Bitcoin
11.9.2020
Eterbase, a Slovak cryptocurrency exchange, revealed Thursday that it had been hacked for $5.4 million. Cyber-criminals broke into six hot wallets containing bitcoin, ethereum, algo, ripple, tezos, and tron, stealing everything, it said. Hot wallets are active digital asset accounts connected...
Pandemic has accelerated adoption of digital currency: ECB President
11.9.2020
EU residents are becoming more comfortable with digital and contactless payments
$5M stolen from a European crypto exchange after hot wallets compromised
9.9.2020
Hot wallet attacks have been making a lot of headlines lately
CEX.IO to Offer Instant Cryptocurrency-Backed Lending Service in 217 Countries and Territories
9.9.2020
LONDON, the United Kingdom – CEX.IO, one of the largest international exchanges in the cryptocurrency market, is set to launch a digital asset-backed lending service in September. Available in 217 countries and territories – including Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Union...
European Crypto Exchange Falls Victim to $1.6M Hack
8.9.2020
Slovakia's Eterbase said early on Tuesday that hackers had managed to steal a total of $1.6 million in various cryptocurrencies
European Crypto Tax Companies Announce Merger to Power US Expansion
8.9.2020
The merger means Blockpit and Crypto Tax can look at taking their newly combined regtech offering to the lucrative U.S. market
European crypto tax firms merge in bid to expand to North American markets
8.9.2020
Another crypto merger targets tax reporting
East vs. West — How Does Cryptocurrency Adoption Compare?
18.8.2020
For the East and West, the paths to blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption are not the same and both have their own challenges
Good Stablecoin Rules in the EU Pave the Way for CBDCs and a Digital Euro
15.8.2020
In the EU, getting laws right on Libra could be the best way to speed up a digital euro from the European Central Bank
ETC Group’s Bitcoin ETP Hits $49 Million Assets Under Management in Two Months
14.8.2020
Etc Group said Wednesday that its centrally cleared bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) has accumulated up to $49 million in assets under management since launch on June 18, 2020. The contract, known as Bitcoin Exchange Traded Crypto (BTCE), tracks the price of BTC and is 100% physically backed...
Bitcoin Recovers from $11.3K Despite Losses in European Stocks
13.8.2020
Bitcoin has shrugged off a drop to $11,300 for the third day running, possibly buoyed by gold's recovery on Wednesday
Binance Denies Report It Was Blocked From Installing Its CEO on Board of Failing Bank
11.8.2020
Crypto exchange Binance said the FMA had not rejected an application for CEO Chanpeng Zhao to join the board of the now-defunct Union Bank