Europe’s landmark crypto regulation, MiCA, is now six months into its full rollout, quietly reshaping the rules for crypto firms and stablecoin issuers. New licenses, stablecoin approvals, and early compliance trends hint at how the bloc’s ambitious regulatory experiment is unfolding. MiCA Marks Six Months As of July, 14 stablecoin (e-money token) issuers from seven […]
Spanish authorities, supported by Europol and law enforcement from Estonia, France, and the United States, have dismantled a major cryptocurrency investment fraud network responsible for laundering €460 million, worth almost $540 million, stolen from over 5,000 victims across the world. On June 25th, the Guardia Civil arrested five individuals, three on the Canary Islands and […]
Crypto markets have gained almost $100 billion over the past 12 hours, as trade tensions have eased following the latest move from US President Donald Trump. Late on Sunday, May 25, Trump announced that he was extending the deadline for a 50% tariff on the European Union until July 9. He previously said the tariffs […]
Bitcoin’s price dropped suddenly in the past few hours, tanking from slightly less than $83,000 to below $79,000. In doing so, the market saw a spike in liquidation levels, as leveraged positions worth almost $600 million were wiped off, according to data from CoinGlass. Source: TradingView The move comes following a few ‘calm’ days during […]
Deutsche Boerse’s post-trade unit, Clearstream, announced that it will introduce crypto custody and settlement services for institutional clients later this year. The services will be provided through its majority-owned subsidiary, Crypto Finance, which will act as a sub-custodian. Clearstream’s Offering According to a Bloomberg report, Clearstream will offer custody services for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum […]
Binance is seeing a rising dominance of USDC as regulatory changes reshape the stablecoin market. A year ago, USDC accounted for just 0.48% of Binance’s stablecoin distribution, dwarfed by USDT’s 68.67% share and FDUSD’s 30.84%. However, over the past 12 months, USDC’s presence has surged to 8.26%. This marked a whopping 1,621% increase, according to […]
BlackRock – the world’s largest asset manager, is gearing up to launch a Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe. This marks its first foray into the European crypto market. The fund is expected to be based in Switzerland. This move follows the success of BlackRock’s US-based iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which currently manages $58 billion […]
Richard Schueler, widely known as Richard Heart, the founder of Hex cryptocurrency, has been placed on Interpol’s global wanted list through a Red Notice. Issued at the request of Finnish authorities, it follows allegations of tax fraud and assault in the country. Tax Fraud and Assault Charges The Red Notice is a formal request to […]
Chainlink prices have exploded by over 36% to an almost two-year high, topping $26 during late trading on Dec. 2. LINK has more than doubled in price over the past month, climbing from below $11 in early November to today’s peak, which is the highest it has been since January 2022. Most of those gains […]
VanEck has introduced staking for its Solana Exchange Traded Note (ETN) in Europe, which currently has assets under management (AUM) totaling $73 million. The Solana ETN, which trades under the ticker VSOL, will now enable investors to benefit from staking rewards that will be accrued and reinvested daily. A Non-Custodial Staking Model The announcement was […]
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