ESMA Proposes MiCA Rules for DeFi Gateways, Staking and Lending
The European Securities and Markets Authority has proposed a new regulated category for crypto firms that connect clients to DeFi,...
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ESMA Prioritizes MiCA and Crypto Oversight in 2027 Work Program
The institution has placed crypto-assets and distributed ledger technology as a pillar of its 2027 work program, focusing on achie...
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EU Banking Regulator Urges Crypto Lending Rules, Floats Leverage Caps and DeFi Certification
The European Banking Authority (EBA) recommended on Sept. 24 that the European Commission consider regulating crypto borrowing and...
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ESMA expands cyber resilience checks to crypto-asset service providers in 2027
ESMA's cyber resilience checks could lead to stricter regulations and increased compliance costs for crypto-asset service provider...
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European Securities and Markets Authority prioritizes AI and tokenization oversight in 2027
ESMA's focus on AI and tokenization oversight in 2027 signals a shift towards harmonized regulation, impacting innovation and comp...
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EU staking review threatens crypto yields and network security could pay the price
Some of the most consequential financial rules begin with surprisingly little text. For example, on page 36 of the European Commis...
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Banks double on EU MiCA crypto provider list as share hits 23%
Banks now represent nearly one in four providers on ESMA’s MiCA register after roughly doubling their presence since late June.
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ESMA says major prediction platforms lack EU authorization, questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s partial geo-blocks
ESMA says major prediction platforms lack EU authorization, while questioning Polymarket and Kalshi's geographic restrictions.
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ESMA Warns Crypto’s Expanding Financial Links Could Magnify Europe’s Next Market Shock
Key Takeaways: Nearly €2 trillion of market value has been stripped from crypto losses since their October highs per ESMA. The con...
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ESMA warns growing crypto ties could amplify risks to traditional finance
The EU securities regulator flagged tokenized equities, DeFi exploits and prediction markets as areas where growing crypto ties co...
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Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket, Kalshi’s EU access
ESMA classifies prediction market contracts as derivatives, triggering the EU's binary options ban and threatening Polymarket and...
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Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s EU access, warns of authorization gaps
ESMA said that event contracts may fall under existing EU binary-options bans, crypto-asset frameworks like MiCA or national gambl...
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Binance Creates Operating System for Agents as AI Trading Moves Beyond APIs
Binance has launched Agent OS, a developer platform that brings AI agents closer to a full financial workflow rather than a single...
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Germany Leads MiCA Register With 22% of CASP Entities
Germany accounts for 22% of active legal entities in the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) MiCA crypto-provider r...
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Crypto crash liquidations face massive data gap as public records contradict $18B Solana claim
Solana Research Institute, a Solana-aligned research group, used an Aug. 14 post to revive a July open letter by Angus Scott to th...
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Malta Regulator Flags Surge in Crypto Scams Exploiting MiCA Transition
The Malta Financial Services Authority has warned consumers about an increase in fraudulent schemes targeting crypto-asset holders...
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Inside CZ Binance Plan to Turn ASEAN Into Crypto Federation
Changpeng Zhao (CZ Binance) publicly backed a crypto license passporting system across ASEAN at the ASEAN Tech Summit Manila 2026...
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BNY Mellon unit joins MiCA register as ESMA adds 15 providers
BNY Mellon’s European subsidiary joined the MiCA register as ESMA added 15 CASPs, including banks and crypto platforms, in the thi...
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