Best Altcoins to Buy After Coinbase Gets MiCA License in the EU
Coinbase has officially entered a new chapter in its global expansion. On June 20, 2025, the U.S.-based exchange announced that it secured a MiCA license in Luxembourg. This license, issued by the country’s financial regulator, makes Coinbase one of the first major crypto companies to fully align with the European Union’s new MiCA regulations. That […]
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KuCoin has secured a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Austria, a move that expands its regulated presence across the European Union. Related Reading: Ripple Scores Major Win As MAS Supercharges Its Singapore License The approval, granted to its local entity KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, allows the platform to offer digital asset services in 29 […]
Amid global expansion moves, Coinbase announced on October 1 that it secured a new Major Payment Institution (MPI) license in Singapore. This license will enable it to expand its digital asset payment services to Singapore’s retail and institutional customers. The MPI license comes one year after Coinbase obtained an in-principle approval from Singapore’s Monetary Authority […]
Cryptocurrency firm Circle has achieved a significant milestone by securing registration as an electronic money institution (EMI) in France. This move grants Circle a crucial license to operate as a compliant stablecoin issuer under the European Union’s rigorous crypto laws. Circle Breakthrough According to a CNBC report, the approved license positions Circle as the first global stablecoin issuer to achieve compliance with the European Union’s regulatory framework known as Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). This framework, considered a cornerstone in the EU’s approach to....
Google is set to impose stricter regulations on crypto advertising across Europe, beginning April 23. Under the new guidelines, only cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet applications that possess a license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework will be permitted to run ads on Google’s platforms. Google Tightens Crypto Advertising Rules Recent reports suggest […]
Changes to the EU’s MiCA proposal to regulate crypto markets, suggested shortly before a vote on the package, indicate a bitcoin ban is still a possibility. Despite recently removing wording that would have prohibited coins with energy-intensive mining, some members of the European Parliament are now targeting “unsustainable” cryptocurrencies.
New MiCA Paragraphs Call for Subjecting Cryptocurrencies to ‘Sustainability Standards’
A text banning the offering of services for cryptocurrencies relying on the proof-of-work (PoW) mining method was....