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Taiwan's financial watchdog, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), has awarded the country's first security token offering (STO) license to Cathay Securities.According to local news reports on Nov. 9, Cathay received regulatory approval for its "Sunshine Green Yield" STO bonds with a time to maturity of six years, initial annual interest
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In a Nov. 8 post released on X, Open Exchange (OPNX) shares the announcement of their latest regulatory milestone in Europe. The exchange is said to now have the Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Lithuania, a country in the Baltics. Adhering to high standards The announcement stated that the license would
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Crypto exchange OPNX has obtained a virtual asset service provider license (VASP) in Lithuania, allowing it to provide spot crypto exchange services throughout the European Union, according to a Nov. 8 announcement seen by Cointelegraph.OPNX trading interface. Source: OPNXThe announcement stated that this license would require the exchange to “adhere
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The bank's Hong Kong unit can now deal in and distribute securities, including virtual assets-related products. Source
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Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo, backed by Goldman Sachs and Galaxy, obtained a custody license from BaFin, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, as stated in a Nov. 1 release from Finance Magnates. BaFin supervises active companies in Germany that provide services related to cryptocurrency assets, solidifying the custodian’s presence in the European
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Global payment giant PayPal has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to offer crypto services in the United Kingdom.According to official FCA data, PayPal has been registered to offer “certain crypto asset activities” in the U.K. since Oct. 31, 2023.According to the register, PayPal has requirements or restrictions
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Major cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo is reportedly expanding its regulatory compliance in Germany more than three years after launching a dedicated local subsidiary.BitGo has obtained a cryptocurrency license from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), according to a Nov. 1 report by Finance Magnates. The firm has been storing
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BitGo confirms that it is delighted that its efforts to secure the new license have finally paid off. Crypto custody firm BitGo is now fully licensed to carry out its custody business in Germany, according to a recent CoinDesk report. This follows after the United States-regulated firm recently secured the appropriate
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“BaFin is recognized as one of the world's key trendsetters in crypto regulation. It enables the progress that digital currencies entail while creating a secure regulatory framework,” said Dejan Maljevic, the managing director of BitGo Europe, in a statement. “We have worked hard to obtain this license. Now we are
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While HKVAEX aims to secure a license under the SFC for virtual asset trading, Binance has remained reticent about its own licensing pursuits in Hong Kong despite acknowledging the region’s growing prominence within the global crypto market. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has allegedly opened up a new digital asset
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