The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has put forward a set of proposed changes to the bloc’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The recommendations touch on investor protection, supervisory powers and newer…
Europe’s crypto authorisation list keeps growing as regulators work through the backlog left by July’s compliance deadline. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) added a dozen new companies to its Markets in Crypto-Assets(MiCA) register on July 31, marking the…
In a significant development, leading crypto payments company BitPay has secured a license from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets. The move is significant, as it allows the firm to operate across European Union member states under the Markets…
The European Union is preparing to overhaul its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) just weeks after the framework became fully binding, with officials looking to close gaps around foreign stablecoin issuers and catch up with technologies that didn’t exist when…
A European Parliament committee is pushing the European Union to take a closer look at whether crypto lending, staking, NFTs and decentralized finance deserve formal regulation, adding another layer to the bloc’s ongoing effort to refine its digital asset rulebook.…
In a major regulatory push, the Bank of France has called for reinforcing the European Union’s crypto regulatory framework, specifically around stablecoin payments, as questions grow over whether existing rules are sufficient to manage the risks posed by these digital…
Key Takeaways The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has identified serious shortcomings in how Malta’s financial regulator approved a crypto asset service provider (CASP) license under the new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. In a peer review report published…
Key Takeaways Two leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Gemini and Coinbase, are nearing approval to operate across the European Union under the bloc’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, according to a Reuters report. Gemini is reportedly finalizing its licensing process through…
Key Takeaways Leading crypto custody firm, BitGo has received regulatory approval from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to operate under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework across EU. This license permits the Frankfurt-based firm to deliver digital asset…
Key Takeaways Leading Crypto exchange Kraken has announced plans to remove support for several stablecoins, including Tether (USDT), across the European Economic Area (EEA) as the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) takes full effect. The decision aligns with…
