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EU-Thailand Remittance Corridor Opened on Stellar Blockchain

Velo Labs has joined with TEMPO Payments and Bitazza to facilitate transfers on the Stellar blockchain.

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French Asset Manager Wins Approval to Launch Bitcoin ETF in EU

Among stocks the fund will track are Argo Blockchain, Riot Blockchain, Galaxy Digital and Voyager Digital.

Melanion Capital is based in Paris.

Markets

Ireland's Central Bank Governor Says Digital Euro Is 'Very Likely'

Introducing a digital euro would represent a "fundamental shift" in the eurozone's financial architecture, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf noted.

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EU Proposes Law to ‘Ensure Full Traceability’ of Crypto Transfers

As part of a package of four proposals intended to fight money laundering, Mairead McGuinness, the European Union (EU) Commissioner for Financial Services, wrote in a series of tweets Tuesday the measure “will ban anonymous crypto wallets and make sure that crypto-asset transfers are traceable.”

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‘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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Growth in Euro Stablecoins Spurs Dreams of Digital Forex Market

But challenges remain on financing and regulations.

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Markets

EU to Propose New Agency for Crypto Crackdown

Crypto-asset service providers would be obliged to collect and disclose data concerning originators and beneficiaries of transfers.

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Binance Temporarily Stops Payments From EU's Sepa Platform: Report

The exchange has faced increasing headwinds in Europe over the past two weeks.

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EU to Designate Bank of Spain, Securities Regulator for Crypto Oversight: Report

Draft regulation also requires businesses offering crypto services in the EU to have a base in the bloc, Cinco Dias reports.

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European Union to Reveal Plans for Digital Wallet: Report

The wallet is expected to be operational in around a year's time, according to the report.

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