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S.L. Benfica Is The First Major European Football Club To Accept Cryptocurrency

S.L. Benfica fans can now lay down bitcoin and ether to pick up a team jersey.

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Malta Needs to Up Its AML Game As Crypto Sector Grows, Says EU

Malta should increase its anti-money laundering policing to match the growth in financial and crypto services, according to the EU.

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Crypto Exchange OKCoin Expands Trading Services to Europe

Cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has launched in the EU, opening up euro pairs to traders for the first time.

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Bitbond Plans to Raise $3.9 Million in Germany's 'First' Regulated STO

Blockchain-based lending platform Bitbond says its security token offering is the first to be approved by a regulator in Germany.

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Russia's Central Depository to Launch Security Token Blockchain Next Month

Russia’s National Settlement Depository will launch its long-awaited digital asset ledger next month – 5,000 kilometers away from its Moscow HQ.

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Crypto and Forex Scam Reports Tripled in the UK Last Year, Watchdog Says

Reports of cryptocurrency and foreign exchange scams surged in the U.K. last year, while total reported losses dropped, says the FCA.

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Cryptocurrencies Pose No Threat to Financial Stability: EU Central Bank

The European Central Bank has said that cryptocurrencies are currently not a threat to financial stability in the euro zone.

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Creditor Takes Crypto Startup London Block Exchange to Court

A law firm has taken the London Block Exchange to court saying it's owed money, but the startup's CEO has denied it is going out of business.

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Banks Can't Snub Crypto Startups Thanks to France's New Blockchain Law

France's wide-ranging new blockchain law aims to solve a longstanding problem for crypto startups: banking, or lack thereof.

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Bitfury, Swiss Investment Firm Launch Regulated Bitcoin Mining Fund

Bitfury and Swiss investment firm Final Frontier have launched a bitcoin mining fund after it was authorized by an EU regulator.

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