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
The European Union has approved 244 crypto licenses through the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation as implementation nears the end of its transition period. The data from ESMA’s interim MiCA register reveals Germany and France as the top jurisdictions in terms of licensing. Germany has granted authorization to 57 crypto-asset service
Coinbase formally launched its European crypto hub in Luxembourg as per the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation of the European Union. This happened after Coinbase received a MiCA license from the financial watchdog of Luxembourg in June 2025. Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier granted the license more than
Ripple received the first preliminary approval for a license in the role of Crypto Asset Service Provider from Luxembourg’s financial authorities this week. This authorization is another step towards implementing the company’s European expansion plan amid the MiCA regulatory regime. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier of Luxembourg issued
The European Union is set to launch wide-reaching AML regulatory changes that will enhance regulatory controls in traditional finance as well as in the crypto space. Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 will come into force in July 2027 and establish a €10,000 cash transactions limit across the EU. Legislators from Europe drafted
The European crypto market is facing immense pressure due to the MiCA deadline. The European Union’s MiCA wants exchanges, brokers, and cryptocurrency service providers to procure proper authorization before offering their services to customers across the bloc. The transition period to obtain licenses expires on July 1. This leaves the
Nasdaq has planned to advance pan-European tokenized trading through a partnership with Boerse Stuttgart Group’s tokenized asset settlement platform Seturion. As the collaboration aims to connect Nasdaq’s European trading venues to Seturion that supports both private and public distributed ledger technology (DLT) and settlement using both traditional money or digital
Coinbase has launched regulated cryptocurrency futures trading for users across 26 European countries, expanding its derivatives services in the region. The new offering is available through the company’s advanced trading platform and aims to provide compliant access to crypto derivatives for professional and institutional traders. Hey Europe, Futures trading on
