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The Luxembourg approval completes the company's MiCA licensing process, enabling it to provide regulated crypto-asset services across the European Economic Area. Ripple said it has received full authorization under the European Union's MiCA crypto framework after Luxembourg's financial regulator granted the company a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license. The authorization follows Ripple's preliminary approval in June and, together with the company's existing Electronic Money Institution license, allows the blockchain payments company to offer regulated crypto-asset services across the European Economic Area (EEA). Ripple said the approval makes it one of a small number of digital asset companies with full authorization under MiCA. The company now holds more than 75 regulatory licenses worldwide, including authorization from the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority secured in January. Read more

The EU’s post-transition crypto regime is deciding who controls the compliant rails for stablecoins, wallets and retail access. The post How MiCA brings banks closer to controlling Europe’s stablecoin access appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Europe's crypto market resets on July 1, when MiCA's transitional period ends and unauthorized exchanges lose the legal right to operate in the EU. Whether the deadline holds depends on the app stores on European phones. Under the ESMA's June 23 statement, unauthorized crypto exchanges must immediately stop onboarding new EU clients, opening accounts, and […] The post MiCA’s July 1 deadline is Europe’s first crypto user-migration test – OKX interview appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Dubai lawyer Irina Heaver says European founders are flocking to the UAE for faster licensing, a dedicated crypto regulator and access to markets beyond Europe.

MiCA crypto licensing data shows 244 approved companies across EU and EEA jurisdictions, led by Germany with France and the Netherlands also among top hubs ahead of July 1 cliff. Update 2:00 pm UTC, June 29: Added comment from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework is producing uneven crypto licensing across member states and European Economic Area (EEA) jurisdictions, with Germany leading approvals under the new regime that takes effect on Wednesday. Data from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) interim register, compiled on Friday, shows Germany has 57 MiCA-authorized crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), accounting for about 23% of the 244 total licenses issued. Read more

The July 1 deadline will show whether licensed venues can absorb users without weakening execution or stablecoin access. The post Binance will be cut off from Europe on July 1 – Removes the “best liquidity in the world” says CZ appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Indonesia Law hands OJK full crypto authority as MiCA's hard deadline hits, two enforcement events reshaping global crypto market access. The post Indonesia Crypto Overhaul and Europe’s MiCA Deadline: Who Gets Cut from Major Markets appeared first on Cryptonews.

OpenPayd, which provides infrastructure to companies including Kraken crypto exchange, can now offer regulated crypto services across Europe under MiCA. Financial infrastructure provider OpenPayd said Wednesday that it has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), allowing it to offer crypto services across the European Economic Area (EEA) via passporting. The license lets OpenPayd operate as a crypto asset service provider (CASP) to offer services such as fiat-to-stablecoin on-ramping and off-ramping, the company said in a statement seen by Cointelegraph. “Stablecoins are rapidly becoming part of mainstream financial infrastructure,” OpenPayd CEO Iana Dimitrova said, adding that MiCA gives businesses greater confidence to use digital asset technology for payments, treasury operations and growth. Read more

Ripple is pursuing a coordinated expansion of its stablecoin infrastructure across Europe and Africa, combining a strategic investment in payments company Flutterwave with preliminary regulatory approval in the European Union to widen the reach of its digital-asset services. The dual-track strategy targets high-volume cross-border payment and remittance corridors in sub-Saharan Africa while giving Ripple a […] The post Ripple gives RLUSD a MiCA foothold in Europe and route into African payments – but is volume there? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Shareholders are being asked to back more Bitcoin exposure while weighing dilution, credit capacity, and preference-share claims. The post Bitcoin treasury companies in Europe struggle with shareholder cost issues appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with Binance and Tether as the most visible examples of a wider scramble to remain within the bloc’s regulated market. The pressure is building ahead of the July 1 deadline for firms to secure authorization under the European Union’s […] The post Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BaFin-regulated BitGo says its Crypto-as-a-Service platform can help eligible crypto players across Europe with an alternative way to navigate MiCA.

The acquisition adds about 490 megawatts of secured power in Spain as IREN expands beyond Bitcoin mining and builds its European AI cloud platform. Bitcoin miner IREN has completed its acquisition of the Spanish data center developer Nostrum Group, marking its entry into Europe as the company builds out its artificial intelligence cloud business. IREN said in a press release on Monday that the acquisition adds about 490 megawatts of secured, grid-connected power in Spain, along with a development pipeline and over 50 employees across engineering, construction, development and operations. The deal expands IREN's global power portfolio to about 5 gigawatts, with the Spanish capacity representing about 10% of the total. Read more

OKX rolls out stock-linked expiry futures for European retail traders, expanding competition with Coinbase, Kraken and Binance in regulated derivatives. OKX is rolling out expiry futures tied to the Magnificent 7, SPY, QQQ and major commodity benchmarks for European retail customers. In a Tuesday release shared with Cointelegraph, OKX said the new X-Perps markets allow users to trade futures linked to individual Magnificent 7 stocks, alongside index-linked contracts based on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 via SPY and QQQ. The products also provide exposure to gold, silver and oil with up to 10x leverage, using the same margin pool as customers' crypto holdings. Read more

Europeans conduct 38% of global stablecoin transactions, but euro-denominated tokens account for just 0.3% of the total stablecoin supply. The continent is among the world's most active users of stablecoins, and almost none of them are based on the euro. That gap was one of the main talking points of a consequential meeting in Nicosia, […] The post Europe is actively trying to stop the dollar stablecoin takeover appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BTC Prague, Europe’s premier Bitcoin conference, returns to the PVA Expo Prague on June 11-13, 2026. Prague, Czech Republic, May 18, 2026 - BTC Prague, Europe’s premier Bitcoin conference, returns to the PVA Expo Prague on June 11-13, 2026. Entering its fourth edition, BTC Prague welcomes 8,500 attendees, uniting entrepreneurs, developers, investors, educators, and newcomers in the industry. This year, BTC Prague adds its new Bitcoin Living Masterclass track, a dedicated stage for talks on health, biohacking, financial sovereignty, AI, parenting, and more, from renowned experts in their fields on top of its best-in-class Bitcoin program. Without abandoning its Bitcoin-only philosophy, BTC Prague now broadens its appeal, including a wider range of topics very much in vogue among the Bitcoin community. The result is a three-day program of keynotes, panels, debates, and networking across four different stages surrounded by Europe’s largest Bitcoin expo. BTC Prague is a meeting point for those building Bitcoin’s ...

The euro-denominated stablecoin consortium Qivalis has received backing from 37 banks across 15 countries, and the asset is planned to launch in the second half of the year. ING noted that stablecoins already serve wholesale cross-border payments and blockchain-based bond settlement, but most of that activity is denominated in US dollars, creating currency exposure for […] The post Europe’s 37-bank stablecoin push tests whether on-chain finance defaults to euros or dollars appeared first on CryptoSlate.

IG Group, which launched spot crypto in the UK last year, is bringing the service to European investors through Bitpanda’s infrastructure. IG Europe has partnered with Bitpanda to offer crypto for European investors, using the Austrian exchange’s infrastructure for liquidity, trading connectivity and market data. IG’s push to bring spot crypto trading to its European client base comes after launching the service in the United Kingdom in 2025. The new expansion has no confirmed timeline. “This partnership broadens our product offering across Europe, giving experienced investors access to a wider range of asset classes with the quality and security they demand,” said Esteve Jane, managing director of IG Europe, which is regulated by BaFin in Germany. Read more

Amundi Launches Solana UCITS Fund: SOL Goes Institutional The post Solana News: Amundi Breaks Into Solana – Europe’s Largest Asset Manager Launches SOL UCITS Fund appeared first on Cryptonews.

Criminal teams behind wrench attacks usually consist of three to five people, often posing as delivery drivers or luring victims into ambushes, said CertiK. Estimated losses from global crypto wrench attacks reached $101 million in the first four months of 2026, with most attacks occurring in Europe, according to Web3 security company CertiK. With just 34 documented crypto wrench attacks, the losses have nearly doubled those of 2025, which came in at $52.2 million. Europe accounted for 82% of incidents, according to CertiK. The frequency of wrench attacks has increased since 2025. They involve physical force to gain access to a victim’s crypto holdings and have taken the form of home invasions, kidnappings and other extortion attempts. CertiK said there have been 34 attacks since the start of the year. Read more