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…

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

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….

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

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…