Tagged: EU

February 9, 2026 @ 5:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Digital Finance Association (EDFA), a pan-European group representing over 2500 Fintechs, including investment crowdfunding platforms, has issued a letter urging the European Union (EU) to raise the securities crowdfunding threshold from the current €5 million to €12 million (~$14.3 million). The European Crowdfunding… Read More

February 6, 2026 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

  The European Union is falling behind in the adoption of blockchain technology, most pressingly tokenization or digital securities. Everyone acknowledges that digital securities are the future. A growing number of innovators and established financial services are utilizing or reviewing tokenized securities. Last month, the… Read More

February 4, 2026 @ 12:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has officially obtained full authorization for its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This development comes after an initial provisional nod last month, with Ripple reportedly meeting all stipulated requirements. As a result,… Read More

January 28, 2026 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

European Crowdfunding Service Providers regulation (ECSPR) became fully effective in November 2021, so it has been a few years now. A recent report distributed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recently published a report on securities crowdfunding. In total, at the time of… Read More

January 26, 2026 @ 2:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission announced earlier today that AI service Grok and X’s “recommender systems” are under investigation regarding possible transgressions under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The recommender system investigation has been underway since 2023, but the Commission said it would be extended. X has… Read More

January 26, 2026 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which remains the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of global trading volume and scope of operations, has initiated expansion plans centered on regulatory adherence and user-centric enhancements. This year, the company is kicking off its initiatives in Greece, aiming to navigate the evolving… Read More

January 20, 2026 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a turbulent start to the week, the cryptocurrency market faced significant upheaval, with over $864 million in liquidations recorded in the past 24 hours, as reported by data aggregator CoinGlass. This wave of forced sell-offs affected more than 241,000 traders, predominantly those holding optimistic… Read More

January 17, 2026 @ 2:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crossmint, a digital asset and wallet infrastructure platform, has secured MiCA authorization with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV). Once registered, Crossmint will become a regulated crypto-asset service provider (CASP), joining a group of infrastructure providers authorized to offer compliant crypto asset services… Read More

January 15, 2026 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBid Global Markets (CBGM) has chosen Archax as its key ally to extend its platform into the United Kingdom and European Union. This collaboration, revealed recently, aims to broaden access to CBGM’s cross-border digital bond trading and data services, tapping into Archax’s established regulatory framework…. Read More

January 14, 2026 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

ESMA, or the European Securities and Markets Authority, has published a report on crowdfunding in the EU. In recent years, online capital formation has been operating under ECSPR or European Crowdfunding Service Provider regulation. This allows a platform to solicit investors across all member states…. Read More

December 31, 2025 @ 11:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Bulgaria is the latest European country to adopt the Euro as its currency. In July 2025, EU Finance Ministers formally approved Bulgaria to adopt the Euro. The Euro became official on January 1, 1999, as an “invisible” currency in 11 countries, with physical euro notes… Read More

December 26, 2025 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Union continues to plow forward with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), unlike the US, which has chosen privately issued stablecoins as a preferred option to enable digital dollars as well as fuel innovation. In a Christmas update, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission (EC) has published a fact sheet outlining its ambition to make regulations clearer and more straightforward. The EC is run by an appointed body of policymakers that aims to establish pan-European rules to build a stronger and more cohesive Europe. This includes… Read More

December 16, 2025 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, the UK/EU regulated digital asset platform, and TradingStack.io, the capital markets connectivity provider, announced that they have partnered to offer FIX access to cryptocurrencies and tokenised real-world assets (RWAs) available on the Archax Primary and Secondary markets. By leveraging the Financial Information eXchange (FIX)… Read More

December 11, 2025 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Mollie has signed an agreement to acquire GoCardless, a UK-based bank payment company that offers solutions for businesses to collect recurring and one-off payments directly from customer bank accounts using direct debit and open banking. The terms of the deal were not revealed, but reports… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Union has fined Elon Musk and his company X €120 million (~$140 million) for claims that X violated the Digital Services Act.  The DSA can impose penalties on platforms and individuals if they are deemed to have enabled “illegal content.”  Platforms must also open up data to amorphous… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

While lauding various aspects of the European Union’s efforts to promote capitalism and the single market, Eurocrowd has called out the Capital Markets Union (CMU) initiative for failing to deliver on its most ambitious promises. The European Union is a vast market that surpasses the US… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As this year finally draws to a close, the European Union is said to be entering a somewhat decisive phase in its effort to harmonize digital asset regulation under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. This, according to an update from Hacken which also noted… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 11:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCoin, a global crypto platform, announced that its European entity, KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, has reportedly obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Austria. This authorization allows KuCoin EU to offer “compliant” digital asset services across 29 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA,… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockrise, a Dutch Bitcoin (BTC) focused startup, has been permitted to continue its financial services in the Netherlands and expand to the rest of Europe. The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) granted Blockrise its license under the new European MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets… Read More