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Hashdex cleared to list ETPs in the EU. (Håkan Dahlström/Getty Images)
Brazilian Crypto Asset Manager Hashdex Authorized to List ETPs in the European Union
The company earlier this year received approval to operate in Switzerland and listed an ETP there in May.
Hashdex cleared to list ETPs in the EU. (Håkan Dahlström/Getty Images)

What Are the Consequences of MiCA's Potential Stablecoin Ban
What Are the Consequences of MiCA’s Potential Stablecoin Ban
“There’s a serious concern … that stablecoins will have a major role in our economy in the future,” Blockchain for Europe Secretary General Robert Kopitsch says, explaining th...
What Are the Consequences of MiCA's Potential Stablecoin Ban

Blockchain for Europe Exec on EU Potentially Banning Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins
Blockchain for Europe Exec on EU Potentially Banning Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins
The European Union could potentially ban U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins in 27 countries if the union finalizes the new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation. Blockchain...
Blockchain for Europe Exec on EU Potentially Banning Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins

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Digital Bank Revolut Gets Approval to Offer Crypto Services Throughout Europe
The authorization will let the firm, which was valued at $33 billion in a recent funding round, offer crypto services to its 17 million customers in the European Economic Area...
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Korea Blockchain Week is taking place in Seoul, South Korea. (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)
EU Official Says Europe’s MiCA Bill Would Prevent Collapses Like Terra's
Peter Kerstens said the rules would require stablecoins to be fully collateralized and redeemable upon request.
Korea Blockchain Week is taking place in Seoul, South Korea. (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham and former CFTC chief Chris Giancarlo at the DACOM summit in New York. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)
Ex-CFTC Chairman Sees Europe’s MiCA Bill as Threat to US Crypto Industry
Chris Giancarlo says the United States should take the lead in regulating digital assets.
CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham and former CFTC chief Chris Giancarlo at the DACOM summit in New York. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Bitpanda co-founders (left to right) Christian Trummer, Paul Klanschek and Eric Demuth.
European Crypto Unicorn Bitpanda Is Now Regulated in Spain
The cryptocurrency exchange is also registered with regulators in Austria, France, Italy and Sweden.
Bitpanda co-founders (left to right) Christian Trummer, Paul Klanschek and Eric Demuth.

The EU's Mairead McGuinness would like to see a political compromise on a crypto bill set to be finalized this month. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
EU Finance Commissioner Calls for Speedy Passage of Crypto Law
Mairead McGuinness also said if it were in place, the MiCA framework could also facilitate sanctions implementation.
The EU's Mairead McGuinness would like to see a political compromise on a crypto bill set to be finalized this month. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Cyprus Deputy Minister on Drafting Crypto Bill Ahead of EU Regulatory Framework
Cyprus Deputy Minister on Drafting Crypto Bill Ahead of EU Regulatory Framework
Cyprus has prepared its own bill to regulate digital assets which could be adopted before Europe completes a standard regulatory framework. Kyriacos Kokkinos, Republic of Cypr...
Cyprus Deputy Minister on Drafting Crypto Bill Ahead of EU Regulatory Framework

Cyprus Deputy Minister on Drafting Crypto Bill Ahead of EU Regulatory Framework
Cyprus Deputy Minister on Drafting Crypto Bill Ahead of EU Regulatory Framework
Cyprus has prepared its own bill to regulate digital assets which could be adopted before Europe completes a standard regulatory framework. Kyriacos Kokkinos, Republic of Cypr...
Cyprus Deputy Minister on Drafting Crypto Bill Ahead of EU Regulatory Framework