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The digital bank will continue serving its current 20 million users while giving access to bitcoin and crypto services to 17 million users across the EEA.Digital bank Revolut has received approval to offer bitcoin and crypto services to 17 million customers in the EEA.The nod comes prior to the introduction of an European overhaul legal framework for digital assets and service...

The very thing suppressing bitcoin’s price in the short term is exactly what can make it so valuable in the long term.This is an opinion editorial by Dan Ashmore, financial analyst, journalist and contributor to Bitcoin Magazine.EuropeWithin financial and macroeconomic circles, it can sometimes feel like the USA is the only country in the world. Inflation data is accepted as...

With the current macroeconomic crisis unfolding and many European countries at risk of debt defaults, bitcoin enters the ring as a neutral reserve asset.This is a transcribed excerpt of the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” hosted by P and Q. In this episode, they are joined by Brandon Green to talk about how the European debt crisis is bullish for bitcoin....

Blockchain.com, a Luxembourg-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange, on Thursday announced that it was shedding its teams across the world by 25%. This percentage represents about 150 employees of the organization, CoinDesk reports.The highest number of affected employees (44%) are based in Argentina where the exchange said it will be closing down its offices.Outside of Argentina, 26% of them are based in the US,...

Crypto.com joins Binance as a regulated exchange in Italy.

In Europe, the end of the 'crypto wild west' is here. Or, at least, so believes the French Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire.Le Maire’s projection comes on the heel of the progress made by the European Union (EU) on the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA) proposal. MiCA, a component of the EU’s digital finance (DigFin) package, seeks to regulate issuers of stablecoins...

Lower your time preference and get on board with hyperbitcoinization as the Bitcoin Conference goes global.This is an opinion editorial by Chris Smith, the Events Ticketing Manager for BTC Inc. Disclaimer: BTC Inc. is the parent company of Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin Conference.The Bitcoin Conference is an annual tradition,...

Summary: The Bank of Spain issued a crypto license to leading digital asset exchange Binance. CZ's company is now approved to service Spanish customers under a Virtual Asset Services Provider license. The platform is regulated in multiple European markets including France and Italy. Sources also reported that Zhao and his team might have eyes on a crypto license in Germany. CZ's exchange has...

Spot and futures trading volumes on KuCoin, a Seychelles-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange, peaked at over $2 trillion dollars in the first half of 2022.This represents a 180% year-on-year growth for the crypto exchange. KuCoin's European market operations led the total half-year turnover with $481 billion. The cryptocurrency exchange disclosed these figures on Thursday in...

The Jacobi Bitcoin ETF will be the first spot bitcoin ETF offered on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange for institutional European investors.The Jacobi Bitcoin ETF will be Europe’s first spot bitcoin ETF listed on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange.The ETF will have a 1.5% annual management fee.Fidelity Digital Assets will serve as the custodian for Jacobi's bitcoin while Flow Traders and...

Cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase is considering expanding its footprint within Europe, thus widening its operations outside its American home market. In an interview with Bloomberg, the crypto platform’s Vice President of Business Development and International, Nana Murugesan, also revealed that the exchange is already in the process of registering in several European markets, including Italy, Spain, France, and the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Coinbase...

The Oslo Freedom Forum offers another way to measure the bitcoin network’s worth. Price action is fine, but, what about real-life impact? The event is not about bitcoin per se. However, The Human Rights Foundation’s Chief Strategy Officer, Alex Gladstein, put together a series of one-minute clips that summarize exactly how deep bitcoin’s existence changes everything. Let’s read what...

21Shares released a new bitcoin ETP with the lowest cost basis in Europe as its first of many products being designed for a bear market.21Shares released a new ETP on the SIX Swiss Exchange today meant to offer low-cost exposure to bitcoin.The ETP will be the lowest-cost product of its kind on the European market.This ETP is the first of...

The European Commission, the leading executive branch of the European Union (EU), is considering putting severe restrictions on large market cap stablecoins. According to CoinDesk, which first reported the news, the EU officials are in favor of regulating the sector with strict measures.

Crypto trading volumes rose over 500% in 2021 compared to 2020, which sparked a massive increase in cryptocurrency adoption worldwide. The rise in adoption also brought record cryptocurrency gains for the average crypto investor. According to research from TradingPedia, 2021 was when a significant amount of crypto investors started to earn enough to secure the necessities of life....

Binance becomes the first major exchange to establish a presence in France.

A recent study performed by Fast Private Jet, an Italy-based business aviation company, revealed that Slovenia is the top-friendly cryptocurrency country in the world.

Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, is set to expand its arms beyond North America, as it targets Europe.

Robinhood acquires UK digital currency company Ziglu as part of European expansion efforts shortly after listing Shiba Inu and 3 other crypto tokens.