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06.08 / 15:24

Investments crypto assets EU Regulators Mull Crypto Exposure for Trillion-Euro Investment Funds

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU financial and crypto markets watchdog, is seeking industry feedback on whether the UCITS funds investment market should be expanded to include crypto.

25.04 / 16:43

Provident European Union performer Anti-money laundering reports Relationships EU Introduces New Anti-Money Laundering Regulation: Here’s What it Means to Crypto

The European Union (EU) has formally passed a new anti-money laundering regulation (AMLR), applicable to all crypto-asset service providers (CASPs).

25.03 / 11:51

European Union crypto regulation Anti-money laundering Expert Clarifies No EU-Wide Ban on Anonymous Crypto Wallets

An industry expert, on Sunday, has ‘debunked’ claims that the European Union has banned anonymous crypto wallets and transactions.

17.07 / 17:27

Stablecoin Adoption Conference Europe European Union Circle Euro regulatory Euro stablecoin market set to take off, thanks to real-world uses, regulatory clarity — Circle exec

The future is bright for euro-denominated stablecoins, according to Patrick Hansen, European Union strategy and policy director at Circle. The United States dollar may preserve its first-mover advantage, but euro stablecoins will see increasing real-world use cases emerge to lift them above their current meager market share, Hansen said at EthCC in Paris.

01.06 / 11:59

Provident Twitter Binance regulation Strategy Framework Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Framework Signed into Law by EU Officials

The European Union’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) rules were on Wednesday signed into law by European officials.

15.05 / 18:45

UPS Twitter Binance regulation Strategy VC funding crypto startups MiCA: A Catalyst for Increased VC Funding in European Crypto Startups

The European Union’s new regulatory framework for crypto, MiCA, will make European crypto startups far more attractive to investors, one expert has argued.

24.04 / 18:35

regulation SEC Bittrex MICA Pan-European crypto regulation is almost here: Law Decoded, Apr 17–24

Last week, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Act, also known as MiCA, was finally passed by the European Parliament. While MiCA technically still has to be approved by the European Council, there’s little doubt that the world’s first comprehensive crypto framework will become a reality by 2024 or 2025.

20.04 / 13:59

Law Adoption Europe European Union What’s next for EU’s crypto industry as European Parliament passes MiCA?

On April 20, the European Parliament voted to pass the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, the European Union’s main legislative proposal to oversee the crypto industry in its member countries.

03.11 / 09:29

Adoption Binance Reddit bills Warning MiCA bill contains a clear warning for crypto influencers

The European Union (EU) bill aiming to regulate cryptocurrencies could result in crypto influencers being charged with market manipulation if they fail to disclose potential conflicts of interest.

27.10 / 01:09

Blockchain Twitter Strategy Stablecoin Issuer Circle Bullish on European Union After Crypto Asset Law Proposal

The US-based stablecoin issuer Circle is turning bullish on the crypto industry in European Union (EU), calling the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) law “a regulated path for stablecoins in Europe.”

11.10 / 14:17

Ethereum regulation privacy European Commission European Authorities Want Automated Software to Monitor DeFi Activity on Ethereum Blockchain

20.07 / 17:21

Government Law Stablecoin Europe Demand for widely used euro stablecoin is huge, says DeFi expert

The market capitalization of Tether (USDT), a United States dollar-pegged stablecoin, is currently over $65 billion. USD Coin (USDC), another stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar, clocks in near $55 billion. Some reports estimate that the total market cap of dollar-backed stablecoins is over $160 billion.

01.07 / 10:05

cryptocurrency European Union Money Bitcoin EU agrees on landmark crypto regulation in wake of Terra meltdown and Bitcoin plunge

The European Union has agreed on landmark rules for regulating the cryptocurrency industry, whose meltdown has been wiping out fortunes and sparking calls for tighter scrutiny worldwide.

06.05 / 23:41

defi hacks Europe defi protocols Lost Finance Redefined: DeFi protocols lost $1.6B, EU to rethink DeFi approach and more

The past week in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem saw many new developments from an adoption perspective and protocol developments. The European Commission added a new chapter on DeFi, showing the growing impact of the nascent ecosystem, while a county in the United States State of Virginia wants to put its pension fund in a DeFi yield.

04.05 / 15:07

Law Europe privacy European Union digital euro Proposed digital euro designs lack privacy options, ECB presentation shows

Next to the fears of government overreach that the European Union’s ambitious digital euro project stirred, the main concern of the public is the prospective currency’s privacy framework. It appears that this worry might not be overblown after all: as the European Central Bank's (ECB) latest presentation hints, user anonymity is not a desirable design option.

03.05 / 15:39

regulation Europe European Union regulatory EU Commission report suggests rethink of regulatory approach to DeFi

Analysts from the European Commission showed an unexpected understanding of how decentralized finances (DeFi) actually function, having defined it as something different from the traditional financial system and acknowledged that it would require rethinking the approach to regulation.

28.04 / 16:33

cryptocurrency privacy negotiations EU Decision-Makers Kick Off Negotiations On Controversial 'Unhosted Wallets' Regulation

As the members of the European Parliament have launched the final round of negotiations on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) today, the crypto industry hopes to impact the legislative proposal’s wording through a lobbying campaign aimed at the European Union’s lawmakers.

19.04 / 17:01

Europe European Union Euro 'There are already digital means of payment:' EU Commission gets 11,000 public comments on CBDC project

In less than two weeks that passed since the European Commission opened its "Digital euro for the EU" initiative up to public consultation, more than 11,000 individuals and organizations left their feedback on the website. The feedback section will be open until June 14.

06.04 / 16:21

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

Last week, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted in favor of a regulatory update that could compromise the exchange platforms’ ability to deal with noncustodial crypto wallets. Should the regulatory project make it to the legislation phase in the upcoming months, it would place severe disclosure requirements on transactions between noncustodial wallets and crypto exchanges in the European Union — a process whose signs are visible in other parts of the globe as well.

01.04 / 19:17

Provident Digital Patrick crypto transfers Anti-anonymity or anti-freedom? EU bans crypto transfers on unhosted wallets

The European Union, on 31 March, voted in favor of outlawing all anonymous crypto transactions. Transactions of any size, both payers and recipients of even the smallest digital asset payment identified would fall under this litigation. Overall, it might be a massive blow for cryptocurrency privacy advocates in Europe.

31.03 / 18:31

cryptocurrency privacy committee European Parliament Committee Passes Controversial Crypto Regulation of 'Unhosted Wallets'

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

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