EU Banking Authority to Hire Crypto Experts as It Prepares for MiCA Law
The Paris-based agency will regulate large stablecoins and make rules under the landmark licensing legislation.
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Mar 22, 2023 at 11:48 a.m. UTC
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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.
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Jul 27, 2022 at 8:43 a.m. UTC
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Banks Don’t Need Extra Crypto Protections Yet, EU Regulator Says
The European Banking Authority said it will start work this year to map out crypto activities and spot new financial risks.
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Apr 29, 2022 at 4:07 p.m. UTC
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EU Crypto Laundering Plans Could Overwhelm Authorities, Bank Regulator Says
Officials urged lawmakers to think again as they approach the last stage of privacy-busting proposals.
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Apr 27, 2022 at 5:50 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin App Bottle Pay Shuts Down Over Impending EU Money-Laundering Laws
Bottle Pay is shutting down, citing the EU's new AML rules, which could compel crypto wallet providers to collect KYC info from users starting next month.
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Dec 13, 2019 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
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European Finance Regulators Call for Bloc-Wide Crypto Rules
Two top European finance regulators, the EBA and the ESMA, have separately said today that cryptocurrency and ICO rules are needed at the EU level.
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Jan 9, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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EU Lawmaker Wants Standard Regulations to Allow 'Passport' for ICOs
One European lawmaker wants to standardize ICO regulations, thereby making it easier for projects to raise funding across the EU.
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Sep 9, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
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BBVA Can't Hold Cryptocurrency – And That's a Problem
The bank wants to use ethereum as a notary, but regulators discourage holding even the tiny bit of ether needed to put data on the public blockchain.
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Jul 31, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
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EU Regulator: DLT In Trade Finance Still Faces Legal Uncertainty
The European Banking Authority published a report to raise public awareness of the benefits and risks associated with the use of DLT in finance.
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Jul 4, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Why EBA Proposals Would Set an Absurd Precedent for Bitcoin Startups
The EBA's new proposals for digital currency could make starting a bitcoin exchange more onerous than opening a bank, argues lawyer Adam Vaziri.
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Aug 15, 2016 at 8:20 p.m. UTC
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