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Europe's Crypto Market After July 1: Who Stays, Who Leaves, and What Changes Under MiCA Binance, the world's largest exchange by volume, enters July without EU authorisation. Tether's USDT has already been delisted across major regulated venues. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/regulation/europes-crypto-market-after-july-1-who-stays-who-leaves-and-what-changes-under-mica/?tg=1782392910

Binance Maintains EU Ambitions Despite Licensing Hurdles Binance is searching for alternative ways to remain in the European Union after its attempt to secure a licence in Greece failed, putting its regional operations at risk ahead of a key regulatory d... https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/binance-maintains-eu-ambitions-despite-licensing-hurdles/?tg=1782314329

Bybit Opens Walled AI Trading Accounts as Agent Wave Hits Crypto Exchanges Bybit has opened a dedicated account type that lets AI trading bots operate inside a walled-off space, separate from a client's main funds. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/exchange/bybit-opens-walled-ai-trading-accounts-as-agent-wave-hits-crypto-exchanges/?tg=1782289026

Ripple Wins Preliminary MiCA Nod in Luxembourg, Full License Still Pending Ripple has won preliminary approval from Luxembourg's financial regulator to operate as a crypto-asset service provider across the European Union, a step that still leaves the firm short of a full ... https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/ripple-wins-preliminary-mica-nod-in-luxembourg-full-license-still-pending/?tg=1782206978

BoE Drops Stablecoin Holding Limits, Easing Path to GBP Liquidity Pools The Bank of England has revised one of the most controversial parts of its stablecoin proposals, replacing individual holding limits with a single aggregate issuance cap. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/regulation/boe-drops-stablecoin-holding-limits-easing-path-to-gbp-liquidity-pools/?tg=1782147600

Bitget Adds Real US Stock Ownership to Crypto Accounts With Stock+ Launch Bitget has launched Stock+, a feature that lets users buy shares in US-listed companies using USDC and other digital assets, the cryptocurrency exchange said today (Monday). https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/bitget-adds-real-us-stock-ownership-to-crypto-accounts-with-stock-launch/?tg=1782107871

CIRO Approves Webull Canada Crypto as Dealer Member, Grants Insurance Relief Webull Canada Crypto Limited has been admitted as a Dealer Member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization, allowing it to operate as an investment dealer in Canada under CIRO oversight. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/ciro-approves-webull-canada-crypto-as-dealer-member-grants-insurance-relief/?tg=1781891525

Wall Street May Embrace Tokenized Stocks, But Not on Public Blockchains Many crypto enthusiasts dream of trading traditional equities around the clock on public blockchains. They imagine a decentralized utopia where anyone can buy fractional shares of major corporation... https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/wall-street-may-embrace-tokenized-stocks-but-not-on-public-blockchains/?tg=1781864322

Singapore Adds Bybit to Alert List Alongside Binance and KuCoin The Monetary Authority of Singapore has added Bybit to its Investor Alert List, putting the global crypto exchange alongside Binance and KuCoin in a growing group of offshore platforms flagged to l... https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/exchange/singapore-adds-bybit-to-alert-list-alongside-binance-and-kucoin/?tg=1781787000

"Always Up for a Good Battle": CME Takes Aim at CFTC in High-Stakes Lawsuit Over Perpetual Futures Outgoing CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy revealed that the world's largest derivatives marketplace will file a federal lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over the agency's... https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/always-up-for-a-good-battle-cme-takes-aim-at-cftc-in-high-stakes-lawsuit-over-perpetual-futures/?tg=1781767073

Coinbase’s System Update Is Built Around One Goal: More Assets, More Activity AI-powered investment advice, tokenised stocks, portfolio transfers, trading agents, options, and prediction markets do not have much in common at first glance. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/exchange/coinbases-system-update-is-built-around-one-goal-more-assets-more-activity/?tg=1781708400

Devexperts Adds a Dedicated Crypto Front-End to Its DXtrade White-Label Platform Devexperts is building a dedicated cryptocurrency front-end for its DXtrade white-label platform, giving brokers a crypto-specific trading screen they can put their own branding on. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/devexperts-adds-a-dedicated-crypto-front-end-to-its-dxtrade-white-label-platform/?tg=1781684842

Binance Says It “Remains Fully Committed to Securing Our MiCA License” as EU Exit Risk Looms Binance is at risk of losing access to the European Union market as a key regulatory decision approaches ahead of a new licensing deadline. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/binance-says-it-remains-fully-committed-to-securing-our-mica-license-as-eu-exit-risk-looms/?tg=1781643365

Kraken Taps Bitnomial Deal to Unlock CFTC-Regulated Crypto Perpetual Futures in US Kraken has launched CFTC-regulated perpetual futures in the United States, expanding its domestic derivatives offering and giving eligible clients access to one of the most widely traded crypto pro... https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/kraken-taps-bitnomial-deal-to-unlock-cftc-regulated-crypto-perpetual-futures-in-us/?tg=1781542925

LTP Wins Australian License for Wholesale Clients Weeks Before ASIC Crypto Deadline LTP, a Hong Kong-based prime broker for digital assets, said today (Monday) it has secured an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) from the country's securities regulator, clearing it to ad... https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/ltp-wins-australian-license-for-wholesale-clients-weeks-before-asic-crypto-deadline/?tg=1781511837

Retail Crypto Trading in Japan May Face Major Reset as Tax Cut Plan Advances in Lower House Japan’s Lower House has advanced a bill that would bring crypto assets under the country’s financial instruments framework. The move would place digital assets closer to the regulatory treatment of... https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/retail-crypto-trading-in-japan-may-face-major-reset-as-tax-cut-plan-advances-in-lower-house/?tg=1781183403

Why Crypto Still Isn’t Ready for the Mainstream: An Inside Look I was watching a panel at Consensus a few weeks ago. The discussion was about UX - the argument being that confusing interfaces and jargon are what's holding crypto back. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/why-crypto-still-isnt-ready-for-the-mainstream-an-inside-look/?tg=1781174253

Bybit Slashes Stock CFD Costs to Zero, Turning Up Pressure on Retail CFD Brokers Bybit has introduced a limited-time zero-fee trading campaign on its TradFi platform, removing both commissions and swap fees on stock CFDs as it expands its presence in traditional financial markets. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/bybit-slashes-stock-cfd-costs-to-zero-turning-up-pressure-on-retail-cfd-brokers/?tg=1781024513

MEXC Launches Institutionally Priced Multi-Event Prediction Contracts MEXC has launched Combo, a new prediction market product that allows users to combine up to 20 event outcomes into a single position. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/exchange/mexc-launches-institutionally-priced-multi-event-prediction-contracts/?tg=1781024400

Four Moves in Six Weeks: How Payward Is Remaking Kraken as a Regulated Infrastructure Platform In just six weeks, Kraken’s parent company Payward added the core pieces of a regulated infrastructure platform around the exchange: a TradFi anchor, a US derivatives stack, payments rails, and a D... https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/exchange/four-moves-in-six-weeks-how-payward-is-remaking-kraken-as-a-regulated-infrastructure-platform/?tg=1780934400