Greece has proposed a 10% tax on individual cryptocurrency capital gains, with annual gains of up to €500 exempt from tax under a new draft law released for public consultation. The proposal was published by Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance on October 7, 2026, as part of a
European crypto users are showing greater trust in regulated platforms following the rollout of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, according to Bitpanda co-CEO Christian Trummer. Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Trummer said users now have “more faith” in regulated market participants. He also argued that the wider
Greece has entered the European Union’s MiCA crypto regulatory register with four crypto-asset service providers, marking the country’s first appearance in the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) updated list. The four Greek firms are BCASH, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece and Piraeus Bank. They appear in ESMA’s register
21Shares has launched two physically backed crypto exchange-traded products for Zcash and ether.fi, giving European investors access to the assets through traditional brokerage accounts. The 21Shares Zcash ETP, trading under the ticker ZCASH, and the 21Shares ether.fi ETP, listed as ETHFI, began trading on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris on
Binance had spent more than a year trying to establish a presence in Europe through Greece’s crypto licensing process. Binance submitted its application shortly before the end of 2025, according to The Wall Street Journal. Greek regulators said later that they would approve Binance’s application in early June. The company
The European Central Bank has launched a call for applications from merchants willing to participate in piloting digital euro payments. The pilot is expected to target companies providing services in e-commerce and mobile commerce within the euro area. Interested parties will have until October 27 to apply for participation in
The renowned investor Robert Kiyosaki is back again with his predictions about the market crash. This has started on the world stage in places like Japan and Europe. The reason why Kiyosaki says this crash will happen is because of the vulnerability that will arise. Especially, from factors such as
Ripple received CASP approval from the Luxembourg-based Commission to be compliant with the EU’s MiCA regulations. This approval enables the firm to offer regulated crypto asset services. Also, across the entire European Economic Area through a single license granted by Luxembourg. Before receiving this CASP approval, the company was already
One of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, is facing functional and operational disruption across Europe. The country’s Markets in Crypto-Assets, namely MiCA, had already announced a July 1 deadline for crypto companies. This was to obtain authorization licence for smooth operations. This left the unlicensed firms in terror, as
Binance reassures EU customers now that Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation officially went into full effect in the region. Binance revealed that customers’ assets are still insured on a 1-to-1 basis, and withdrawal is possible without interruption. Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer, reiterated the same message, stating how the company is
