Estonia

Rain Lõhmus has lost the key to his stash of ether. (Beth Macdonald/Unsplash)
Founder of Estonia's LHV Bank Lost Access to $472M of Ether
"It's no secret that I have a wallet with 250,000 Ethereum units," Rain Lõhmus said in an interview with Estonian national radio channel Vikerraadio in late October.
Rain Lõhmus has lost the key to his stash of ether. (Beth Macdonald/Unsplash)

Matis Mäeker has said the new law will professionalize the crypto sector. (Estonian FIU)
Estonia’s Registered Crypto Firms Drop 80% as Tough New Checks Reveal 'Suspicious' Behavior
Regulators in the tech-friendly nation say they’ll now return to business-as-usual monitoring after money laundering fears led it to take a tough line.
Matis Mäeker has said the new law will professionalize the crypto sector. (Estonian FIU)

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Belgian Crypto Lender Bit4You Suspends Activities After Service Provider Declared Insolvent
Bit4You learned of CoinLoan's insolvency on April 24, and that it no longer has the necessary registration as a digital asset custodian.
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3Commas Faces Scrutiny as FBI Investigates Data Breach
3Commas Faces Scrutiny as FBI Investigates Data Breach
The FBI is investigating the 3Commas data breach, CoinDesk has learned. This comes after weeks of criticism from users of the Estonia-based crypto trading service, who say its...
3Commas Faces Scrutiny as FBI Investigates Data Breach

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Two Estonian Citizens Charged With Running a Series of Crypto Scams Totaling $575M
According to the Department of Justice, the two men used shell companies to launder the proceeds of their fraudulent schemes and buy luxury cars and real estate in Estonia.
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Estonia toughened crypto laws earlier this year. (Getty Images)
Estonia Grants First Crypto License to LastBit's Striga
The crypto banking company is first to jump over new anti-money laundering hurdles which significantly toughen Estonia's legal regime.
Estonia toughened crypto laws earlier this year. (Getty Images)

Tallinn, Estonia (Pawel Toczynski/Getty Images)
In Estonia, the Party’s Over for 'Hippie' Crypto Firms
New licensing requirements passed last year could see the country’s crypto community slashed by 90%.
Tallinn, Estonia (Pawel Toczynski/Getty Images)

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Estonia Regulator Says No Plans to Ban Crypto
The country’s Ministry of Finance shut down claims that owning and trading cryptocurrency would be banned under the proposed anti-money laundering legislation.
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Estonia’s New Anti-Money Laundering Chief Wants Stricter Rules for Crypto Licenses
The head of the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit even wants to revoke existing licenses, but the communications manager for the FIU said that the country would not pursue...
Estonian, EU flags.

Estonian, EU flags.
Bank of Estonia Finds 'Unlimited' Potential in Digital Euro Test
Eesti Pank found a blockchain-based solution could support an almost unlimited numbers of payments being processed at the same time.
Estonian, EU flags.