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Policy

European Council Takes One Step Closer to Ratifying Landmark Crypto Regulation

The European Council and Parliament will now negotiate the rules set out in the framework.

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Finance

German VC Greenfield One Raises $160M Crypto Fund With Backing From Swisscom, Others

The VC’s third fund is its biggest yet, and most likely one of the largest crypto funds in Europe.

Berlin (Adam Vradenburg/Unsplash)

Finance

French Fintech Lydia Taps Bitpanda to Let 5.5M Users Trade Crypto

Users of French payments app Lydia will now be able to trade over 170 crypto assets.

Los cofundadores de Bitpanda, de izquierda a derecha: Christian Trummer, Paul Klanschek y Eric Demuth.

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French Fintech Lydia Taps Bitpanda to Let 5.5M Users Trade Crypto

Austrian crypto exchange Bitpanda, the country's first tech unicorn, has teamed with French mobile payments app Lydia to offer its 5.5 million users the ability to invest in over 170 crypto assets. Bitpanda Chief Product Officer Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad shares insights into the partnership, France's regulatory reception to crypto, and the state of DeFi in Europe.

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Finance

Binance Registers Fourth Entity in Ireland: Report

The crypto exchange is expected to settle on a global HQ.

Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin, Ireland. (Gabril Ramos/Unsplash)

Finance

Poland’s Largest Crypto Exchange Revamps to Go License Shopping

Zonda (formerly BitBay) plans to push into Switzerland early next year, with U.K. and Canada next on the roadmap.

Zonda CEO Przemysław Kral (Zonda)

Policy

ECB’s Panetta Says Digital Euro Should Expand Overall Payment Solutions

For the central bank’s digital currency to be successful it should not be seen as competition for private payment solutions.

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Videos

Bank of Spain Opens Registry for Crypto Service Providers

The Bank of Spain has issued instructions on registering with the central bank to offer crypto-related services in the country. Head of Market Insights at Genesis Global Trading Noelle Acheson discusses the significance of the move, outlook for bitcoin following the launch of three U.S. bitcoin futures ETFs, and institutional interest in crypto. Plus, insights into the European markets.

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Facebook Wants to Hire Up to 10K People in EU to Build 'Metaverse'

Facebook is looking to hire 10,000 people in Europe to build out a metaverse program, catered for everyone. "The Hash" hosts discuss the implications for Facebook getting into the metaverse, an area growing in interest from VCs, and what it could mean for Europe's tech industry during a time of increased scrutiny of the company by EU and U.K. regulators.

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Finance

Criptoloja, First Portuguese Crypto Exchange, Launches Online Trading

The company, which was licensed by Portugal’s central bank in June, allows users to purchase 94 different cryptocurrencies with euros.

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