British bank Standard Chartered will offer cryptocurrency broker services in Ireland through its Zodia Custody subsidiary. The digital asset custodian will focus on signing up
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French fund manager launches EU-regulated ETF that tracks Bitcoin price
France’s securities regulator approves: The Bitcoin-tracking fund fully complies with the European Union’s UCITS standards.
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German law allowing institutional funds to hold crypto comes into effect Aug. 2
As much as $415 billion worth of investments could flow into cryptocurrencies as new laws governing German Spezialfonds go into effect.
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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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EU Proposes Law to ‘Ensure Full Traceability’ of Crypto Transfers, Ban Anonymous Wallets
The European Commission has proposed legislation to “ensure full traceability of crypto-asset transfers, such as bitcoin,” in order to prevent and detect “their possible use
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