Kucoin Secures MiCAR License for Europe-Wide Crypto Services

Kucoin has obtained a MiCAR license in Austria, giving its European entity the ability to offer regulated crypto services across 29 EEA countries. The approval marks a major milestone in the exchange’s global compliance strategy and strengthens its position as a fully regulated digital asset provider. MiCAR Approval Grants Kucoin EU Authorization to Operate Across … Read more

Dual Markets: Securitize Earns EU Approval for Digitized Market Infrastructure on Avalanche

Securitize has secured full regulatory approval to operate as both an Investment Firm and a Trading & Settlement System (TSS) in the European Union, setting the stage for a new onchain market infrastructure built atop Avalanche. Securitize Gains EU Green Light to Operate Digital-Asset TSS on Avalanche Securitize, which describes itself as the leading platform … Read more

Ondo Secures EU Approval to Offer Tokenized Stocks and ETFs Across Europe

Ondo Global Markets said that it received regulatory authorization from the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority to offer tokenized stocks and ETFs to retail investors across the European Economic Area, enabling compliant, onchain exposure to U.S. markets for more than 500 million investors in 30 countries. Ondo described the approval as a passporting milestone that lets … Read more

Europol Traces $55 Million in Crypto Linked to Digital Piracy Services

Europol, working with the European Union Intellectual Property Office and Spain’s National Police, said on Nov. 19, 2025, that investigators traced roughly $55 million in cryptocurrency connected to illicit streaming and other digital piracy services. The operation identified 69 targeted sites (with an estimated 11.8 million annual visitors), referred 25 illicit IPTV services to crypto … Read more

Gemini Powers XRP Trading With up to 100x Leverage and No Expiration Date Across Europe

XRP’s derivatives surge is redefining global crypto momentum as exchanges push leveraged innovation, empowering traders with high-octane exposure and accelerating institutional entry into the booming digital asset economy. Gemini Expands XRP Perpetual Contracts Across Europe Rapid expansion in XRP and broader crypto derivatives trading is reshaping global markets as exchanges introduce leveraged tools for advanced … Read more

Zerohash Secures Dutch Authorization to Serve European Clients

Zerohash Europe obtains AFM MiCAR authorization to provide regulated crypto and stablecoin infrastructure across the EEA. Zerohash Europe announces in Amsterdam that it has received authorization under the EU’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCAR) from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), enabling the company to offer regulated crypto‑asset and stablecoin infrastructure services, including … Read more

AMINA Bank Achieves First MiCA Crypto‑Asset Service Provider License Via Austrian Subsidiary

Swiss crypto-banking group AMINA’s Austrian unit secured a MiCAR crypto-asset service provider license from the Austrian regulator. AMINA Bank AG announces in Zug, Switzerland on 3 November 2025 that its subsidiary AMINA (Austria) AG (AMINA EU) has received a Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) under the Markets in Crypto‑Assets … Read more

Russian Ruble Stablecoin Gets Targeted by EU Sanctions

As part of its 19th sanctions package against Russia, the EU included measures targeting the use of crypto to circumvent sanctions. A7A5, a Russian ruble‑pegged stablecoin that registered over $1 billion in daily transaction volume, was subject to a transaction ban. Russian Ruble Stablecoin Included in Latest EU Sanctions Package The Facts: The European Union … Read more

Relai Secures MiCA License From French AMF to Expand Across EU

Relai announced that it obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license from the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers, AMF), allowing Relai EU to begin offering services in France and across the European Union. The company, regulated in Switzerland and registered in Italy earlier in 2025, says the license enables rollout to … Read more

Blockchain.com Secures MiCA License, Expands Crypto Services Across 27 EEA Nations

Blockchain.com has unlocked a major gateway to the European crypto market, securing regulatory approval under MiCA that positions it to serve all 27 EEA nations with a single license—setting the stage for massive institutional and retail expansion. Blockchain.com Secures MiCA License, Unlocking EU-Wide Crypto Operations Regulatory alignment across Europe’s digital asset sector is accelerating as … Read more