Germany is pulling further ahead in Europe’s MiCA rollout, with six more cooperative banks joining the crypto register and bringing the country to 79 authorized providers. The shift signals crypto’s growing place inside mainstream banking — regulated, practical, and a little less wild.
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MiCA is forcing OKX Europe and other crypto firms to play by tougher EU rules on payments, custody, and stablecoins. That could make crypto safer and more credible in Europe, but it also raises the bar for compliance and may squeeze smaller players.
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Hungary has scrapped its harsh crypto validation regime and up to eight-year penalties, easing pressure on users and firms while moving closer to EU-wide MiCA rules. The rollback cuts a clunky national roadblock that many saw as bureaucratic overkill.
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Ireland is tightening the screws on crypto with its first national AML strategy, pushing tougher checks on transfers, self-custody wallets, and source of funds as MiCA and the EU Travel Rule bite harder. Good for blocking abuse, less fun for anyone who thought compliance was optional.
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The EU is tightening sanctions on Russia with new crypto platform bans and a legal mechanism that could restrict entire third-country jurisdictions if they keep enabling sanctions evasion. It’s a clear warning shot to offshore crypto firms: clean up, or get cut off.
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Fireblocks has tapped former SEC acting chair Elad Roisman as its new regulatory and policy chief, signaling a harder push into compliance as stablecoins, tokenization, and institutional crypto face tighter scrutiny. It’s a clear sign the grown-up phase of crypto is here—whether the industry likes it or not.
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Austria’s FMA has hit Bitpanda with a €70,000 fine for MiCA disclosure and timing breaches, marking one of the country’s first published final penalties under the EU crypto rulebook. It’s a compliance warning shot, not a fraud case — but the paperwork now has teeth.
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Monaco is tightening its crypto regime with MiCA-style licensing rules as FATF pressure mounts, forcing firms to get prior authorization, stronger governance, and deeper scrutiny. It’s a clear signal: the principality wants serious crypto business, not cowboy operators.
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Flowdesk’s Dubai entity has landed a full VARA broker-dealer license, clearing it to serve qualified and institutional crypto clients under a real regulatory framework, not retail hype. The firm now adds Dubai to its growing regulated footprint alongside MiCA authorization in France.
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The EU’s MiCA register has grown to 321 authorized crypto firms, signaling that Brussels’ rulebook is no longer just theory. But with national regulators still in charge and ESMA eyeing more control, the fight over how Europe supervises crypto is just getting started.
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