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The European Union is famous for its ambivalent relationship with privacy — on the one hand, it was the first place in the world to apply strict data protection regulations. On the other, its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project lacks the anonymity standards of private cryptocurrencies. Nevertheless, last week the
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Capitual, a Brazilian fintech company that offers cryptocurrency intermediation services, has partnered with Azimut, an asset management firm, to expand its service offer to Europe. The deal, which contemplates an investment of €15 million (about $16.2 million), would allow Capitual to start operating in Mexico, where Azimut has significant presence
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Law enforcement authorities from over a dozen countries in Europe and North America have taken part in disrupting the activities of the Hive ransomware group, the U.S. Justice Department and Europol announced. Hive is believed to have targeted various organizations worldwide in the past couple of years, often extorting payments
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The amendments to the package, which is designed to ensure that traditional institutions issue enough capital to sustain lending levels, are set to be voted on by EU Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on Tuesday. The text seen by CryptoX asks the European Commission to propose a bill
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The digital euro, should it come into existence, will preserve the role of the central bank by extending payment options beyond those offered by cash, European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Fabio Panetta told a European Parliament committee Jan. 23.Panetta expressed satisfaction with the progress of research on a
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N26 recently launched N26 Crypto, a new digital currency trading initiative it hopes would gain traction across the West.German neobank N26 has announced an expansion of its N26 Crypto trading product to Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland, and Portugal. This development lets customers in these countries gain access to and trade
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The European Union’s landmark new legislation, the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), has been delayed due to technical reasons. Source
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In its discussions, the Eurogroup observed that the digital euro should complement and not replace cash, be assigned a legal tender status, and ensure a high level of privacy. The group also added that the CDBC should be widely accessible to the public, guarantee access to central bank money for
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Indices across the European continent gained anywhere between 0.75-1% with sectors like autos, banks, retail, and telecoms taking the lead. On Thursday, January 12, the European markets closed to their highest levels in eight months since April 2022. Stoxx 600, the pan-European index closed at 0.7% higher with
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Nigerian crypto exchange Roqqu was granted a virtual currency license for the European Economic Area, after two years waiting for the permission from regulatory authorities. The move allows the firm to operate in 30 countries and broaden its services within one of the world's largest crypto markets.Speaking to Cointelegraph, the
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