Europe’s financial regulators warned that the threat quantum computers pose to some encryption systems could emerge before the technology is ready for commercial use. The risk is not the same…
The European Central Bank plans to invest a small portion of its reserves in securities represented on the blockchain. The initial focus will be euro-denominated securities issued by public and…
The European Central Bank has launched the Pontes platform, allowing banks to settle payments for financial asset transactions on the blockchain using central bank money. The system is not open…
ESMA has questioned Polymarket and Kalshi regarding their lack of authorization for user access in the EU, while warning that a potential sell-off in tech stocks could spill over into…
Organizations, including Nasdaq and Boerse Stuttgart, have requested that the €100 billion cap in the EU's tokenized securities pilot be removed or increased to at least €1.5 trillion.
Nasdaq, Boerse Stuttgart,…
The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has fined Bitpanda 70,000 euros for violating white paper and marketing rules in its first published enforcement action under MiCA.
The decision under the European…
With the entry into force of the European Union's crypto-asset regulation, MiCA, more than 1,700 firms remaining unlicensed has opened a new door for fraudsters.
European Union (EU) financial regulators have…
The European Union has approved the 21st sanctions package, targeting Russia's $120 billion crypto network used to circumvent sanctions and introducing a "third-country ban" for the first time.
The European Union…
As part of the 21st sanctions package prepared against Russia, the European Union has decided to increase financial pressure by expanding restrictions on cryptocurrency platforms.
Representatives of European Union member states…
The European Commission plans to expand the scope of the MiCA crypto-asset regulation by including the digitalization of assets and non-European stablecoin issuers in the rules.
Shortly after the full implementation…
As the European Union's comprehensive cryptocurrency regulation, MiCA, comes fully into force, the balance between industry giants obtaining licenses and those left out is being reshaped.
A new era for crypto-asset…