Hong Kong-Based HashKey Obtains VASP Licence in Ireland to Comply With EU’s AMLD5

Hong Kong-Based HashKey Obtains VASP Licence in Ireland to Comply With EU’s AMLD5

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates HashKey Europe, the subsidiary of Hong Kong-based HaskhKey crypto exchange, has secured an operational licence in Ireland. The Central Bank of Ireland has granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence to the exchange, which grants the firm permission to offer a variety…

Web3 Startups Surge in Asia, Europe as New Legislation, Crypto-AI Mergers Gain Traction: Report

Web3 Startups Surge in Asia, Europe as New Legislation, Crypto-AI Mergers Gain Traction: Report

The crypto sector is undergoing a regulatory revamp in several parts of the world, aiming to make the industry safer for its members. Countries that have initiated these frameworks are seeing a spike in the number of Web3 startups, bringing business and opportunities to their citizens. A recent report by…

Europe Issues ‘Travel Rule’ Guidelines for Crypto Firms Amid Push to Curb Money Laundering, Financial Crime

Europe Issues ‘Travel Rule’ Guidelines for Crypto Firms Amid Push to Curb Money Laundering, Financial Crime

The European Union (EU) is adding more layers to its crypto-related regulations to ensure that virtual digital assets (VDAs) are not misused by criminals to conduct or finance illicit activities. The European Banking Authority (EBA) has imposed a ‘travel rule’ on crypto firms that will require them to store details…

Europe Issues ‘Travel Rule’ Guidelines for Crypto Firms Amid Push to Curb Money Laundering, Financial Crime

MiCA Crypto Framework Finalised By European Banking Authority Ahead of July Deadline

MiCA — or Markets in Crypto Assets — technical standards have been published by the European Banking Authority (EBA) on Thursday. Ahead of the upcoming July deadline, the EBA has published a detailed set of guidelines around technical standards that Web3 firms operating in the region will soon be mandated…

Coinbase Gains Licence to Operate as Virtual Asset Services Provider in France

Coinbase Gains Licence to Operate as Virtual Asset Services Provider in France

US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has successfully acquired a licence to operate as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) in France. This also means that Coinbase is now a registered entity with Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the French financial markets authority. While Binance has amassed approval internationally outside US, Coinbase…

Bitcoin and Ether Are Not Securities, Says Belgium’s Financial Regulatory Agency FSMA

Bitcoin and Ether Are Not Securities, Says Belgium’s Financial Regulatory Agency FSMA

Belgium’s financial regulator, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), has clarified its position on the status of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether, stating that crypto assets without an issuer are issued solely by computer code, do not constitute securities. The Belgian government’s position is that cryptocurrencies are more similar…

Europe Issues ‘Travel Rule’ Guidelines for Crypto Firms Amid Push to Curb Money Laundering, Financial Crime

MiCA Approved: All 27 EU States May Soon Create One Crypto Framework

Different regions around the world, either in clusters or individually, are working on binding the majorly independent crypto sector into legal frameworks in order to make the space safe for investors. In a fresh development, the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has approved the MiCA legislation….

Europe Issues ‘Travel Rule’ Guidelines for Crypto Firms Amid Push to Curb Money Laundering, Financial Crime

EU’s Landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation Gets European Council’s Green Light

The European Union has reached an agreement on the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework that spells out how the region should approach the crypto sector. Officials from countries in the bloc signed the framework text into law without any further deliberation, the Council of European Union (EU) said…