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23.02 / 13:53

Europe Germany-Led Group Wants a New EU Watchdog to Regulate Crypto Firms

The European Union is planning to dote its planned anti-money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog with powers related to oversight over cryptoasset businesses, according to "people familiar with the matter." The designed authority is to be launched in 2024 and become fully operational two years later.

23.02 / 13:01

Adoption Sport Exchange Deal FC Barcelona ‘Rejected’ USD 79.4M Sponsorship Deal from Crypto Firm over ‘Ethical’ Worries

The President and managing board of the footballing giant FC Barcelona reportedly turned down a bumper USD 79.4 million deal with an unnamed crypto exchange company that wanted to become its shirt sponsor from next season – with the board worried that crypto is an “unethical” sector.

23.02 / 08:41

European Union Live: Invading Ukraine was Putin's 'plan all along', Washington says

An invasion of Ukraine was Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan "all along", the US's top diplomat said, calling off a scheduled meeting with his Russian counterpart.

23.02 / 00:27

Biden announces sanctions on Russian oligarchs and banks

US President Joe Biden announced the US was ordering heavy financial sanctions against Russian banks and oligarchs on Tuesday, declaring that Moscow had flagrantly violated international law by invading Ukraine.

23.02 / 00:27

EU ready and 'well prepared' to host Ukrainian refugees, says Commissioner Ylva Johansson

The European Union is ready and "well prepared" to take in refugees fleeing Ukraine, Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for home affairs, told Euronews.

18.02 / 17:05

News Separatist leader in eastern Ukraine calls on residents to evacuate to Russia

A separatist leader in eastern Ukraine has called on residents to evacuate to Russia.

18.02 / 16:37

Adoption Europe Asia Survey Financial More Investors Enter Crypto But Keep Multiple Financial Service Providers - Survey

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 a recent report by global business intelligence firm Morning Consult.

18.02 / 14:37

Sport European Union 'Finger cutter': Police arrest one of Europe's most-wanted criminals

One of Europe's most-wanted criminals, nicknamed the "finger cutter", has been arrested in Switzerland.

18.02 / 14:37

Sport European Union NATO Putin to oversee military drills as tensions mount over Ukraine

Russia announced massive drills of its nuclear forces on Friday as tensions with the West mount over allegations it has some 150,000 troops on Ukraine's border.

18.02 / 10:19

Art Fire Fire breaks out on cruise ship carrying 288 people near Corfu

A fire broke out Friday on an Italian-flagged cruise ship sailing through the Mediterranean’s Ionian Sea with 237 passengers and 51 crew onboard, according to Greek port police.

18.02 / 09:13

Sport European Union Storm Eunice: Major incidents declared across England and Wales

All train services and most schools in Wales were suspended on Friday as Storm Eunice approached, with millions across the south-east of England also urged to stay home.

18.02 / 03:45

Telegram CoinMarketCap MasterCard Largest Spanish Crypto Exchange, Bit2Me goes Global with Airdrop: 1 Million Participants in 72 Hours

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16.02 / 23:51

Tourism Cannabis Crisis in Ukraine Italy's top court blocks referendum on legalising cannabis growing

Italy's constitutional court has blocked a referendum on making it legal to grow cannabis plants, arguing that it would have forced the country to violate international obligations on drug trafficking.

16.02 / 18:05

Blockchain Twitter Netflix Bitcoin Making sense of the Bitfinex Bitcoin billions

It’s the Netflix script that wrote itself. A story so outlandish, it’s stunned the crypto community; an industry accustomed to apparent suicides in Spanish jail cells and nonfungible token auctions for dead rappers.

16.02 / 17:31

Technology European Union safe EU gas supplies on 'safe side' for winter even if Russia cuts tap further, von der Leyen tells MEPs

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that gas supplies to the bloc are on the "safe side" for the remainder of the winter even if Russia further squeezes out deliveries.

16.02 / 14:31

Adoption community Bitcoin Portugal slowly becoming a 'haven' for European Bitcoiners

While Switzerland holds the spotlight for being the most crypto-friendly jurisdiction in Europe, Portugal is picking up the pace. Indeed, the Republic offers more than just quality of life improvements for Bitcoin (BTC) owners, including an attractive fiscal environment and a growing Bitcoiner community.

16.02 / 14:13

Technology European Union NOT Watch: EU not 'missing in action' over Ukraine, Borrell tells MEPs

The EU's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has rejected claims that the bloc has been "missing in action" over the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

16.02 / 14:13

Technology NATO Russia still building up its military on Ukrainian border, NATO chief says

Russia is still building up its troops on the Ukrainian border, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said ahead of a meeting of the alliance's defence ministers on the crisis.

16.02 / 13:17

Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Abuse survivors demand inquiry into Italian Catholic Church

Advocates for victims of sex abuse by Italian clergy launched a campaign on Tuesday to demand a cover-up inquiry, lamenting that deference showed the Catholic Church hierarchy in Italy has conditioned everything from criminal prosecutions to media coverage of the problem.

16.02 / 12:05

European Union European Court of Justice ECJ rules in favour of making EU cash handouts conditional on a country's respect for rule of law

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) has ruled in favour of making EU cash handouts conditional on a country's respect for rule of law.

16.02 / 01:43

European Union Russian invasion of Ukraine 'remains distinctly possible', Biden says

A Russian invasion of Ukraine "remains distinctly possible", Joe Biden said in a televised address, after the Kremlin announced that Russia's troops would begin withdrawing from the border.

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