Binance moves to suspend derivatives trading in Europe, starting with Germany, Italy and Netherlands.
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EU entrusts $30M to new blockchain and digital assets fund
The European Investment Fund invested $30 million in a new $120-million blockchain and digital assets fund, highlighting the sector’s “strategic importance” for the European Union.
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Irish Banks Hail EU’s ‘Radical’ Anti-Money Laundering Push
Banks in Ireland have welcomed an upcoming reform of the European Union’s anti-money laundering regulations that will affect the crypto space. The Irish banking industry
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Future of Digital Euro ‘Not Clear Yet,’ Former Eurogroup Official Says
Europe’s digital currency project has made some progress recently, with the Eurozone’s central bank moving to its next stage. Critics point, however, to the continuing
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Softbank leads $800M investment for banking app Revolut
Now valued at $33 billion, Revolut didn’t rule out a potential IPO this year, but the firm’s CFO suggested that it was unlikely.
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ECB is looking to design a digital euro more energy-efficient than Bitcoin
The underlying architecture of the digital euro will be designed to have a negligible environmental footprint compared to Bitcoin and other crypto-assets.
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