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Euro stablecoins get a mainstream push as Revolut begins rolling out EURR in Europe

Revolut said the stablecoin’s rollout will start with a select group of customers within Denmark, Poland, and Portugal.

MiCA Cracks Down On USDT in Europe… But No One Else Cares

Europe’s crackdown on Tether’s USDT is entering a new phase.When Revolut told European users it would delist USDT after Aug. 31, it became another...

BlackRock (BLK) debuts tokenized access to $311 billion of money market funds in Europe

BlackRock (BLK), the world's largest asset manager, is building on its recent expansion of tokenized cash offerings in the U.S. by tapping into a...

More MiCA-Licensed Crypto Firms Could Leave EU Market: Gate Europe CEO

Crypto companies already licensed under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) could still exit the market as compliance costs mount, according to...

Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe

Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange planning to go public in the U.S., is pursuing a full banking license in Europe, with a focus on Lithuania...

Europe Warns AI Threatens Financial Stability

European regulators and central bankers have warned that rulemaking cannot keep pace with rapid advances in agentic artificial intelligence and have called for guardrails...

Europe led on crypto regulation. Now implementation must match ambition

Europe has done something important. With MiCA, the EU created the world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto-assets. That is a significant achievement, not...

Europe is closing the door on offshore crypto, but it’s leaving the riskiest window open

ESMA itself said in a February statement that firms with derivatives marketed as “perpetual futures” are likely to fall under the existing product-intervention measures...

Europe is rewriting its landmark MiCA regulatory rulebook as hard July 1 deadline passes

Nevertheless, MiCA has achieved many of its original goals, according to Hansen. There are around 20 euro-denominated stablecoins that have been authorized by the...

Germany Leads MiCA Crypto Licensing Race Across Europe

Update 2:00 pm UTC, June 29: Added comment from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework is...

OpenPayd Secures MiCA License for Crypto Services in Europe

Financial infrastructure provider OpenPayd said Wednesday that it has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), allowing it to offer...

WhiteBIT Gains MiCA Approval in Austria, Expands Access Across Europe

Crypto exchange WhiteBIT has obtained authorization under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) from Austria's Financial Market Authority, allowing the company to...