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Belgium's regulator revealed details about crypto exchange Bit4You (fdecomite/Flickr)
Bit4You Affairs in Doubt Even Before CoinLoan Collapse, Belgian Regulator Says
FSMA’s comments suggest the exchange could have lost its license or potentially faced prosecution, even before Bit4You's Estonian corporate partner filed for insolvency.
Belgium's regulator revealed details about crypto exchange Bit4You (fdecomite/Flickr)

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Belgian Crypto Lender Bit4You Suspends Activities After Service Provider Declared Insolvent
Bit4You learned of CoinLoan's insolvency on April 24, and that it no longer has the necessary registration as a digital asset custodian.
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Trading Platform Talos Adds Crypto Market Liquidity in Tie-Up With Keyrock
The agreement with the Belgian market maker is part of Talos' expansion into Europe.
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Belgian Crypto Ads Must Warn of Risks Under New Rules
The Financial Services and Markets Authority will have to be notified of major ad campaigns, as a survey reveals crypto investors are often trying to get rich quick.
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Belgian minister Mathieu Michel (Office of Mathieu Michel)
After Landmark Crypto Law, European Politicians Contemplate Building Their Own Blockchain
"Europeum" could safeguard values like privacy, Belgian Digital Minister Mathieu Michel told CoinDesk, as he seeks to make his country a blockchain hub.
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Brussels-headquartered liquidity provider Keyrock raises $72 million  (Walter Bibikow/Getty Images)
Market Maker Keyrock Raises $72M Amid FTX Contagion
The liquidity provider, which closed the funding round in September, had minimal exposure to the collapsed exchange.
Brussels-headquartered liquidity provider Keyrock raises $72 million  (Walter Bibikow/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin, Ether Needn't Follow Financial Rules, Belgian Regulator Says
Officials hope to fend off a rising number of questions about how crypto should be regulated and when they should be treated as securities.
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Belgian crypto issuers will need to decide if assets are securities to know what laws apply (source: FSMA)
Belgium Regulator Ponders Crypto as a Security
The EU’s landmark crypto law won’t take effect for a couple of years, but existing stock-trading rules may still apply, financial regulator FSMA says.
Belgian crypto issuers will need to decide if assets are securities to know what laws apply (source: FSMA)

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Brussels’ Fledgling Crypto Industry Flexes Its Muscles
The city that hosts the EU also wants to influence it, with key decisions upcoming on the regulation of NFTs and DeFi.
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Belgian Registration for New Crypto Firms Kicks In on Sunday
Existing exchange providers have until June 1 to notify under the anti-money laundering law
Brussels, Belgium (Allan Baxter/Getty Images)