FTX expands to Europe with CySEC approval
Headquartered in Switzerland, FTX Europe will offer FTX products in Europe, including crypto derivatives services.
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G7 Countries, EU Taking Measures to Prevent Crypto Use to Evade Sanctions
G7 countries and the European Union are examining ways to stop the use of cryptocurrency by Russia to evade sanctions. “We should take measures to prevent listed persons and institutions…
Dogecoin Foundation registers name and logos as trademarked within in the EU
The foundation took action to prevent, "attempts by people completely unaffiliated with Dogecoin to register" the names for reasons of fraud and extortion, according to board member Jens Wiechers.
Proof-of-Work Ban Removed From Europe’s Proposed Crypto Regulation
A text threatening to prohibit cryptocurrencies relying on energy-intensive proof-of-work mining has been deleted from the draft legislation aimed at regulating the European crypto space. The move comes after the…
EU is ‘taking measures’ against Russia using crypto to bypass sanctions, say finance ministers
“When it comes to economic and financial sanctions, we want to remain flexible and mobilized,“ said France’s finance minister, Bruno Le Maire.
EU Commission to remove Russian banks from SWIFT cross-border network
While condemning the Russian president Vladimir Putin’s move to lay siege across Ukraine, the EU Commission committed to undertake a series of measures to isolate Russia from the international financial…
ECB president calls for crypto regulation in response to Russia potentially evading sanctions
"It’s so critically important that MiCA is pushed through as quickly as possible so we have a regulatory framework within which crypto assets can actually be caught," said Christine Lagarde.
European Parliament postpones crypto bill vote over proof-of-work
“It is crucial for me that the MiCA report is not misinterpreted as a de facto Bitcoin ban,” said Stefan Berger.
EU Members Want to Task New AML Watchdog With Crypto Oversight, Report Unveils
A group of EU nations have reportedly been lobbying to entrust oversight of the crypto space to a new anti-money laundering (AML) agency. Behind the move are concerns that companies…
EU members reportedly plan for AML watchdog to oversee crypto firms by 2024
"It is key that the scope of the new EU authority explicitly includes crypto-assets," said Luis Garicano, a member of the European Parliament.