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Binance Halts Card Services in Europe, Shifts Focus to Euro Payments
Binance recently announced its decision to discontinue Binance Card services in Europe by December. This development follows Binance’s mov...
Binance shutting down European Visa debit card in December
Binance Visa debit card services will close down in the European Economic Area (EEA) on December 20, according to an announcement by the cry...
European Banking Authority, ESMA issue crypto entity suitability guidelines
The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Oct. 20 jointly released a consultation pap...
BitPanda crypto exchange gets license in Norway amid European expansion bid
One of the largest European crypto exchanges, a Vienna-based BitPanda, became one of the first foreign entities to receive a virtual assert ...
Coinbase selects Ireland as its European crypto hub
The United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is strengthening its presence in Europe and has officially announced Ireland as its...
‘MiCA Would Have a Different Scope If Negotiated Today’ Says EU Financial Watchdog
If the European Union’s sweeping crypto regulation framework were being decided now, it would already have a very different framework, the...
European Central Bank Advances to Next Steps in CBDC Project’s Preparation Phase
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced its progression to the preparation phase of the digital euro project, following the conclusion...
Council of Europe adopts DAC8 crypto tax reporting rule
The eighth iteration of the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8), a cryptocurrency tax reporting rule, was formally adopted by the...
Europe’s AML regulations come at a high cost — for your privacy and otherwise
The European Union’s financial regulatory landscape is in flux with the introduction of multiple Anti-Money Laundering (AML) directives an...
Digital Euro: Spanish Banks Lead the Way in Digital Euro Trials, Possible Merge with Trad-Fi
With central bank digital currency (CBDC) developments gaining momentum worldwide, the European Union appears to be experiencing delays. Des...
Wen Lambo? US Residents Can Now Buy a Ferrari with Crypto; EU to Follow
Customers in the United States are revving up their engines because Ferrari has just announced that it will accept cryptocurrency as payment...
European regulator publishes second consultation on MiCA
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s markets regulator, released a second consultative paper on Mark...