EU AML watchdog has warned that the end of MiCA’s transitional period has increased the risk of compliance pressure on crypto firms as customers move to licensed providers across the bloc. According to Bruna Szego, chair of the Authority for…
Reed Smith has launched an automated MiCA compliance platform as crypto firms across the European Union have entered full regulatory supervision following the end of the bloc’s transition period. According to global law firm Reed Smith, the new platform, called…
Webull EU has secured MiCAR approval in the Netherlands, clearing the way to launch regulated crypto custody services for European clients later this year under the bloc’s digital asset rulebook. Webull EU announced on Monday that the approval from the…
On July 6, Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, upgraded Ripple’s preliminary Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorization into a full license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. The approval means Ripple can passport regulated crypto…
In the last week of June, XRP printed its weakest price since late 2024, briefly touching $1.01 before stabilizing in the $1.05 to $1.13 range where it has traded through early July. The token is down more than 25% for…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a supervisory review of MiCA-authorized crypto custodians, moving its focus from licensing to testing how firms handle operational risks in practice. According to the European Securities and Markets Authority, the regulator…
The European Union has begun preparing changes to its Markets in Crypto-Assets framework after the United States enacted the GENIUS Act, with regulators expected to review stablecoin rules and other digital asset provisions from 2027. According to a report published…
MiCA’s full implementation has reshaped Europe’s crypto market, with hundreds of firms securing CASP licenses while many others exited or restructured. Overnight, MiCA wiped out 80% of the 3000+ companies with VASP licensing from the European crypto market. Only a…
XRP has slipped below a key short-term support near $1.10, with sellers regaining control as traders lock in profits after Ripple’s latest European regulatory win and macro risk sentiment weakens across global markets. The token traded around $1.08 on Tuesday…
EU lawmakers have approved a policy position calling for a review of whether decentralized finance, staking, crypto lending, borrowing and NFTs should be brought more clearly under the European Union’s crypto rulebook after MiCA’s rollout. According to the European Parliament,…
Belgium’s financial markets regulator has added six crypto platforms to its warning list after finding they are operating in the country without the authorization required under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets MiCA framework. According to Belgium’s Financial Services and…
Revolut has confirmed it will remove Tether’s USDT from eligible European accounts after new European Union crypto rules took effect under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. According to an email sent by Revolut to affected customers, the fintech company…
Standard Chartered has secured a MiCA passport as the European Securities and Markets Authority has added 57 newly authorized crypto firms to its register following the end of the EU’s transition period. According to the European Securities and Markets Authority…
Coinbase stock has climbed nearly 19% in the past five trading sessions even as Bank of America says investors are pulling money out of U.S. equities at the fastest pace since March. According to a Bloomberg report, Bank of America…
Bridge has secured both a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) crypto-asset service provider authorization and an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Luxembourg, giving it a regulated framework to offer services across all 27 European Union member states. According to Bridge,…