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BitPanda to provide crypto custody with the acquisition of FCA-approved Trustology
22.2.2022
Bitpanda said Trustology acquisition would be the first step towards launching its prime brokerage service Bitpanda pro
Supply Disruptions Add to Inflation, Undermine Recovery in Europe
20.2.2022
Kristalina Georgieva is Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Oya Celasun is Assistant Director in the European Department and leads the surveillance of the German economy, and Alfred Kammer is the Director of the European Department at the IMF.
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Alchemy Pay Adds Euros Pay-in Offerings via Paytend
18.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, February 2022 – Leading fiat and crypto payment solutions provider, Alchemy Pay (ACH), announces its partnership with the Europe-based digital bank, Paytend. Alchemy Pay’s client crypto services, such as exchanges and investment platforms, will now offer...
More Investors Enter Crypto But Keep Multiple Financial Service Providers - Survey
18.2.2022
Crypto ownership is on the rise, but investors are not abandoning traditional financial services as a result of their intensifying interest in cryptoassets. On the contrary, crypto investors are more likely to use multiple financial services providers than the general population is, suggests...
FBI Crypto Unit, Sequoia Doubles Down on Tokens, Universal Music NFTs + More News
17.2.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Not taking the time to learn about BTC is 'Europe’s biggest risk,' says Belgian MP
16.2.2022
The Brussels Minister who puts his entire €5,500 salary into Bitcoin on the first of every month sat down with Cointelegraph to discuss Bitcoin
Fidelity International launches Bitcoin ETP on Deutsche Boerse
16.2.2022
The financial services company reportedly said it planned to have the same Bitcoin ETP listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in the coming weeks
European Commission to Launch Digital Euro Consultations in March, Propose Bill Early Next Year
14.2.2022
The executive arm of the EU is gearing up to start public consultations on the digital euro project next month. The European Commission will also prepare new legislation to establish the legal basis for the digital version of the common European fiat. A draft is expected in 2023. EU Finance Chief...
Hungary's central bank chief wants EU-wide crypto trading and mining ban
12.2.2022
Governor György Matolcsy reciprocated the need for a crypto ban, currently imposed by China and proposed by Russia's central bank
Redditor stashes away BTC worth $100 for 100 years in public library
12.2.2022
In a fun and fortune-finding experiment, a Redditor has locked away $100 worth of Bitcoin in a public library “somewhere in Europe” until 2122
Cloud Expo Europe: UK’s Prominent Tech Development Event
9.2.2022
Cloud Expo Europe is the UK’s leading cloud event, a must-attend for technologists and business leaders in the public and private sector involved in specifying, maintaining, or managing an organization’s technology architecture. WHAT IS CLOUD EXPO EUROPE? Cloud Expo Europe is completely free...
Are NFTs an animal to be regulated? A European approach to decentralization, Part 1
6.2.2022
The question facing nonfungible token regulation: Should NFTs be considered as digital assets?
Vale Diem: How Facebook’s ambitious stablecoin project came to an end
2.2.2022
It only took Libra/Diem two years to come full circle from publishing its white paper to falling apart
Belgian MP becomes first European politician to accept salary in Bitcoin
28.1.2022
The Belgian MP will convert his monthly salary of EUR 5,500 to Bitcoin using the country’s popular cryptocurrency trading platform Bit4You
Romania, Latvia Mull Changes To Crypto Regulations, Taxes
27.1.2022
Romania and Latvia are among the latest European countries to launch analytical work on updating their respective regulations for the cryptoasset and blockchain industry. In Romania's case, this could potentially mean increasing national taxes on crypto-related operations and transactions....
Hitler Sex Game Riles Up Steam Users Over Extra Testicle
25.1.2022
History’s face-punchiest man, Adolf Hitler, is the star of a new sex game, fittingly titled Sex with Hitler. (Heads up, that link is very NSFW.) It’s currently riding high on Steam’s “New Releases” charts, but as Vice reports, some players are upset about a minor feature: The genocidal dictator...
Germany's 2021: New regulations, the digital euro and NFTs on the rise
25.1.2022
2021 was an eventful year for the German crypto industry. Cointelegraph takes a look at the most important developments of the past year in a review
US Still Dominates Bitcoin Mining Sector, 30-Day Stats Show Foundry USA Takes Top Pool Position
25.1.2022
Since the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) project updated its mining map in mid-July, the United States has continued to dominate in terms of the amount of hashpower worldwide. Moreover, data shows that Foundry USA has managed to command the top pool position with...
How should DeFi be regulated? A European approach to decentralization
22.1.2022
The question for DeFi regulation: Is there an "owner" of the platform who can be held accountable for complying with the regulations?
Regulator Reiterates Call for EU Ban on Proof-of-Work Mining
20.1.2022
The EU should prohibit proof-of-work crypto mining, an executive at the European securities watchdog has insisted. Coins relying on the energy-intensive method of minting pose a risk to efforts aimed at meeting climate change goals such as those set in the Paris Agreement, the regulator says....