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CDCROP: Italy Roman Rome Coliseum landmark Italian (Mathew Schwartz/Unsplash)
Italy Hasn't Vetted the 73 Crypto Firms It Approved This Year
Companies entered into a new registry for crypto firms say they’ve secured regulatory approval in Italy, but they haven’t been checked for compliance yet.
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Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Politecnico di Milano
Ranked No. 33, Politecnico di Milano’s Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Observatory puts one of Italy’s best universities at the forefront of cutting-edge industry research in the Mediterranean. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
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Binance Sued in Italy Over Exchange Outages, Hearing This Week
A group of Italian and international investors brought a class-action lawsuit against Binance seeking damages for losses sustained during multiple exchange outages in 2021.
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Crypto Exchange Coinify Obtains Regulatory Approval to Operate in Italy
The now-bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital acquired the exchange for $84 million in stocks and cash last August.
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European Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Registers to Operate in Italy
The Luxembourg-based exchange’s registration with Italian financial regulators comes one week after Crypto.com and BitGo did the same.
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Crypto Custodian BitGo Cleared to Operate in Italy
The firm's German unit registered in the country.
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Crypto.com Expands to Italy
It's the latest expansion step after approvals in Greece, Singapore and Dubai.
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Coinbase Secures Regulatory Approval in Italy
The crypto exchange joins Binance in gaining clearance in that country.
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Binance Registers Legal Entity in Italy Amid European Move
Binance recently secured regulatory approval in France as it continues its push into the European market.
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The Valstagna hydropower plant, located in the Veneto region of Italy, houses 300 ASIC miners set up by Alps Blockchain. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
How Northern Italian Hydropower Producers Became Bitcoin Miners
In the pursuit of economic sustainability, northern Italian hydropower producers are turning to bitcoin mining.
The Valstagna hydropower plant, located in the Veneto region of Italy, houses 300 ASIC miners set up by Alps Blockchain. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)