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Crypto Prices Are Fanned by Flawed Economics and Conspiracy Theories; CBDCs Are Immune: Bank of Finland Governor

While making a case for digital euro, Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn said central bank digital currencies won't be subject to the price volatility of private cryptos.

By Sandali Handagama

Aug 24, 2022 at 8:15 a.m. UTC

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JPMorgan: Coinbase Would Benefit From ETH Merge; EU Lawmakers Seek to Cap Banks’ Bitcoin Holdings

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JPMorgan: Coinbase Would Benefit From ETH Merge; EU Lawmakers Seek to Cap Banks’ Bitcoin Holdings

Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) is positioned to benefit from the Ethereum Merge as clients get value from staking ether (ETH), JPMorgan analyst Kenneth Worthington said. Euro...

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 17, 2022 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

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EU Lawmakers Seek to Cap Banks’ Bitcoin Holdings

Lawmakers of the European Green Party want to anticipate international standards by legislating hefty capital requirements for lenders now.

By Jack Schickler

Aug 17, 2022 at 1:41 p.m. UTC

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Distributed ledger technology could offer more direct access to financial markets, according to EU lawmakers hoping to trial this theory in the coming months. (Alistair Berg/Getty Images)

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Bye-bye Brokers: EU Tries Stock Trading, the Web3 Way

A new European trial of blockchain-based securities trading is a “very good thing” for crypto fans, CoinDesk was told – but some worry it’s overcautious and rigid.

By Jack Schickler

Aug 10, 2022 at 9:10 p.m. UTC

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NFT regulation was discussed at Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul. (Cheyenne Ligon)

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NFT Collections Will Be Regulated Like Cryptocurrencies Under EU’s MiCA Law, Official Says

A carve-out for ownership tokens may prove narrow, meaning issuers have to publish white papers.

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Aug 10, 2022 at 4:25 p.m. UTC

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A survey by Spanish regulators has found a lack of knowledge about the risks of investing in crypto. (Kutay Tanir/Getty Images)

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Almost 7% of People in Spain Have Invested in Crypto, Regulator Says

The country's securities-market authority, CNMV, said it's worried about poor appreciation of the risks even after it mandated new crypto ad warnings earlier this year.

By Jack Schickler

Aug 5, 2022 at 9:56 a.m. UTC

Aug 5, 2022

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French Lawmaker Calls for Crypto Committee as Legal Questions Loom

A new Senate grouping is needed to educate lawmakers about the risk of crime using virtual assets, the Centrist Union’s Nathalie Goulet told CoinDesk.

By Jack Schickler

Jul 28, 2022 at 3:13 p.m. UTC

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Digital Euro Needs Curbs to Halt Lending Crunch, ECB Study Finds

The economic evidence appears to support calls to cap how much central bank digital currency people can hold, to stop them fleeing banks all together, the study suggests.

By Jack Schickler

Jul 28, 2022 at 11:06 a.m. UTC

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The European Union’s banking regulator is worried about how it will enforce new crypto rules. (Sara Kurfeß/Unsplash)

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EU Banking Regulator Worries It Can’t Find the Staff to Regulate Crypto: Report

José Manuel Campa, chair of the European Banking Authority, told the Financial Times he is worried the agency does not yet have the capacity to supervise digital assets.

By Camomile Shumba

Jul 27, 2022 at 8:43 a.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2022

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