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Finance

Norway Considers Backing Swedish Crypto Mining Ban Proposal, Hints Minister

Swedish regulators think crypto mining is impeding the Paris Climate Agreement goals.

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Finance

Voyager Digital a Step Closer to Operating in EU After French Regulatory Approval

The crypto broker plans to launch its trading app in several European countries late in the first quarter of 2022.

The Voyager Digital Ltd. application for download in the Apple App Store on a smartphone arranged in Little Falls, New Jersey, U.S., on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Elon Musk continued to toy with the price of Bitcoin Monday, taking to Twitter to indicate support for what he says is an effort by miners to make their operations greener. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Europe’s Largest Stock Exchange to List TRON Exchange-Traded Notes

Global fund manager VanEck has also launched Solana and Polkadot ETNs on Deutsche Börse Xetra.

Tron's Justin Sun speaks at Consensus 2019.

Policy

BIS Signals Central Banks to Start Work on CBDCs

The head of the BIS Innovation Hub says central banks must retain the ability to uphold financial stability.

Benoit Coeure, executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), pauses at the central, eastern and south-eastern European economies (CESEE) conference at the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. International Monetary Fund leader Christine Lagarde called on governments to de-escalate current trade disputes and instead work to fix the global system. Photographer: Andreas Arnold/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Policy

European Finance Regulator Calls Crypto ‘Volatile’ but Innovative

The European Securities and Markets Authority published a report on financial trends and risks last week.

European Securities and Markets Authority Chairman Steven Maijoor (Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Videos

‘Bitcoin Boomer’: EU Proposing Ban on Anonymous Crypto Transactions ‘Not That Big of An Issue’

“Bitcoin Boomer” Gary Leland, the founder of the BitBlockBoom Bitcoin Conference, discusses why European Union (EU) policymakers proposing tighter regulation of crypto transfers is “not that big of an issue.”

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Policy

ECB's Christine Lagarde Says 'Speculative' Bitcoin Needs Global Regulation

In a speech at a Reuters online event Wednesday, Lagarde said bitcoin was a "highly speculative" asset.

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Policy

Digital Euro Will ‘Protect’ Eurozone From Foreign Issuers, Says ECB Exec

An executive member at the European Central Bank says a digital euro could protect the eurozone's monetary sovereignty from outside influence.

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Policy

EU Proposes Full Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrencies

The European Commission has formally proposed legislation that will provide a comprehensive regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies.

The European Commission's headquarters in Brussels.

Markets

European Ministers Call on EU Commission to Regulate Stablecoins

Finance ministers from five European countries have called on the EU Commission to introduce tough regulation for stablecoins.

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