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Hong Kong Gov’t Doubles Down on End-2026 Deadline for Crypto Licensing Bill

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Germany Leads EU MiCA Licensing With 79 Crypto Companies

Germany widened its lead in the number of providers licensed under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), with six of its cooperative...

Pakistan Opens Crypto Licensing Portal With Sept. 5 Deadline

Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has opened its licensing portal after notifying regulations governing crypto exchanges and other virtual asset service providers (VASPs)...

MiCA Licensing Slows as ESMA Adds 14 New CASPs to Its Register

European authorities added 14 crypto companies to the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework register in the second post-deadline update, signaling a slower licensing pace...

Taiwan passes key crypto law, raising the bar with with licensing, reserve mandates, and tough penalties

Taiwan has taken a major step forward in overseeing its digital asset sector by enacting comprehensive new regulations for cryptocurrency operations.On Tuesday, lawmakers in...

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...

French Regulator Gives Crypto Firms June 30 Deadline for MiCA Licensing

The French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) warned that crypto companies operating in the country without a license have until June 30 to acquire the...

Bhutan’s Gelephu Speeds Licensing, Banking Access for Crypto Firms

Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) in Bhutan is offering an accelerated licensing pathway for crypto and fintech companies already regulated in hubs such as Singapore,...

Thailand Considers Opening Door Wider To Crypto Futures in Licensing Revamp

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OKX and HashKey invest in new Vietnam exchange ahead of crypto licensing push

OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital are backing a new Vietnam-based crypto exchange as Hanoi accelerates efforts to bring one of the world's most active...

Australia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Mandates Licensing For Exchanges And Custodians

Australia has approved its first comprehensive digital asset framework, requiring crypto exchanges and custody providers to obtain financial services licenses, bringing the...

Crypto Tightrope In Australia — Will A$24B Licensing Push Supercharge Adoption Or Kill Smaller Exchanges?

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Australia has passed its first comprehensive digital-asset framework, locking in a licensing...