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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...

BitGo Launches MiCA Crypto Infrastructure In Europe

BitGo, a crypto custody company, is moving into Europe’s tighter regulatory landscape as exchanges race to maintain access ahead of a key licensing deadline.BitGo...

UniCredit warns Europe may struggle to contain crypto-bank crisis under MiCA rules

Europe may struggle to contain a financial shock tied to crypto firms and banks because its crisis tools are more limited than those used...

TradFi giant IG set to expand crypto trading across Europe

Trading giant IG (IGG), which started offering cryptocurrency trading in the U.K. a year ago, said it plans to expand the service across Europe,...