Kraken wins EU license to expand derivative services
Kraken’s European expansion accelerated as the crypto exchange obtained a new digital asset license to offer more services. Kraken has secured a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive license through its Cyprus-regulated entity, Cypriot Investment Firm, allowing the exchange to provide derivatives products within the European Union. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission regulates Cypriot Investment […]
Crypto.com secures MiCA license in Malta
Singapore-based exchange Crypto.com has secured a MiCA license from authorities in Malta after receiving provisional approval in mid-January. The Malta Financial Services Authority has awarded a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation license to Crypto.com’s Malta-based subsidiary, making the company one of the first major crypto exchanges to achieve regulatory approval under the European Union’s licensing framework. […]
Austrian crypto unicorn Bitpanda receives MiCA license in Germany
Bitpanda CEO Eric Demuth highlighted the importance of consistent and robust MiCA enforcement to ensure the framework’s efficiency. Source link
Boerse Stuttgart awarded first CASP license in Germany under MiCA
Boerse Stuttgart Digital has become the first German firm to secure a license as a crypto-asset service provider under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulations. The license, awarded by Germany’s financial regulator BaFin, allows the company to provide crypto services across the EU, according to Ledger Insights. The approval comes after Germany resolved regulatory […]
Crypto.com grabs provisional MiCA license
Crypto.com has obtained an in-principle MiCA license, bringing the firm closer to full regulatory compliance across the European Union. The digital asset service provider has become one of the first major crypto exchanges to secure provisional approval under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. The MiCA regime enables businesses to passport services across the bloc’s […]
Standard Chartered debuts crypto services in Europe with new license
Banking giant Standard Chartered is debuting crypto services in Europein Europe via its new Luxembourg entity after securing a digital asset license under the MiCA framework. Source link
Standard Chartered wins license in Luxembourg to offer crypto custody services
Standard Chartered has launched a new entity in Luxembourg to provide crypto custody services across the European Union under MiCA regulation. British multinational financial giant Standard Chartered has launched a new entity in Luxembourg to offer crypto custody services to European Union clients as the E.U. implements the Markets in Crypto Assets — also known […]
Bitfinex Derivatives receives DASP license in El Salvador
Bitfinex Derivatives has secured licensing as a Digital Asset Service Provider in El Salvador, the crypto platform’s Seychelles-based parent company has announced. The Bitfinex team noted in a blog post update and on X that its derivatives service will, following… Source link
HashKey enters Irish crypto market with a VASP License
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has secured a license to offer various crypto-related services in Ireland. A Jan. 7 announcement from the company noted that the prominent Asian cryptocurrency exchange has entered the Irish market by securing a Virtual Asset Service Provider license from the Central Bank of Ireland through HashKey Europe Limited, a member […]
Coinbase acquires BUX’s Cyprus unit, secures key European license
Coinbase, the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has acquired the Cyprus unit of BUX, now rebranded as Coinbase Financial Services Europe. The acquisition grants Coinbase a Cyprus Investment Firm license under the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, allowing it to offer contracts for differences across the European Economic Area, according to Finance Magnetes. CFDs are financial instruments […]
