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Dutch Crypto Startups Brawl With Regulators Over Scope of EU Money Laundering Rule

Banking compliance consultant Simon Lelieveldt, who has worked for the DNB and as a Dutch financial historian, said the two entities are trying to be proactive and not repeat past mistakes. Regulators are under pressure from critics who say lax oversight, particularly concerning the Netherlands largest bank, ING, led to

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Green Policy and Crypto Energy Consumption in the EU

Society is now witnessing the implementation of digital currencies, AI and blockchain technology worldwide. These new digital technologies require a high consumption of electricity, currently produced predominantly using coal and fossil fuels that adversely impact the environment. A global shift toward green energy will require the removal of the

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The European Commission, INATBA, the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum and Alastria join forces to organise Convergence – the Global Blockchain Congress

A joint organising team composed of the European Commission, INATBA, the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum and Alastria are putting on the first edition of Convergence, the Global Blockchain Congress to be held from November 11-13, 2019 in Málaga, Spain. advertisement Convergence aims to bring together a worldwide community of regulators, policy makers, industry influencers, C-suite and

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CME’s BTC Index Provider CF Benchmarks Wins EU License

CF Benchmarks, CME Group’s Bitcoin (BTC) index provider, received a benchmark license under the European Benchmarks Regulation (EU BMR).On Sept. 13, CF Benchmarks’ official Twitter account announced that the firm received its license from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In the tweet, the firm also claims to

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EU Needs Own Digital ‘EuroCoin’ to Compete With Libra, Says France

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that Europe should consider its own “public digital currency” that could challenge Facebook’s Libra.The Minister’s remarks — the latest in a series of vocal misgivings about the social media giant’s cryptocurrency plans — were reported by Reuters on Sept. 13. “EuroCoin”?  vs.

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