Crypto platform Bitpanda expands services in UK with FCA approval
Bitpanda’s crypto offering in the United Kingdom won’t differ from that in the European Union, deputy CEO Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad said. Source link
How FDIC Forces Banks to Stop Services to Crypto Clients
On Feb. 5, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation released 175 documents from the Biden-era FDIC correspondence ahead of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee GOP hearing on the debanking of crypto companies. New documents reveal new details of the so-called “Operation Choke Point 2.0.” Following Trump’s inauguration, a pro-crypto team took the FDIC over and […]
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 […]
Robinhood launches crypto services in Spain
Robinhood Crypto has expanded its services to Spain, enabling users to trade, stake, and invest in cryptocurrencies directly on the platform. This expansion is part of Robinhood’s ongoing strategy to grow its presence across the European Union, following the introduction of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulations, which establish clear rules for the digital asset […]
Crypto to ‘Banana Singularity,’ Bybit halts India services, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 5 – 11
Real Vision co-founder and CEO Raoul Pal says crypto is heading for ‘Banana Singularity,’ Russia seizes $10M in Bitcoin, and more: Hodler’s Source link
Bybit to temporarily suspend services in India
Bybit will temporarily restrict its services for Indian users starting Jan. 12. This pause comes as the platform completes its registration as a Virtual Digital Asset Service Provider with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit, according to a company announcement. During this period, Indian users will be unable to open new crypto or fiat trades, access trading […]
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 […]
GSR secures UK FCA approval, expands regulated crypto services
GSR has secured dual regulatory approval in the UK and Singapore, expanding its crypto trading services for institutional clients. Source link
Crypto market maker GSR secures FCA approval for OTC services
The crypto trading firm and market maker GSR becomes the first crypto liquidity provider to earn regulatory authorizations from both the FCA and Singapore’s MAS. GSR, the global crypto trading firm and market maker, has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority for its British arm to operate as a registered crypto asset business, the […]
