Licensing

Posted by | December 8, 2023
Binance Withdraws License Application for Abu Dhabi Investment Fund

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has withdrawn its bid for an investment management license in Abu Dhabi, having deemed it unnecessary to the company's "global needs." The exchange still has an application...

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Posted by | October 3, 2023
Ripple Says Singapore License Formally Approved

Ripple’s Singapore arm has secured a license as a major payments institution from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the company said, allowing it to keep providing digital payment token services...

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Posted by | May 1, 2023
Nigeria’s SEC Mulls Allowing Tokenized Equity, Property But Not Crypto: Bloomberg

Sandali Handagama is a CoinDesk reporter with a focus on crypto regulation and policy. She does not own any crypto.Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission is considering allowing tokenized coin offerings...

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Posted by | April 13, 2023
High Hopes for EU’s MiCA Law With Final Vote Imminent

Featured SpeakerChristy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Jack Schickler is a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto...

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Posted by | March 27, 2023
Breaking: Binance CEO CZ rejects allegations of market manipulation

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has rejected allegations from the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission, arguing that the crypto exchange “does not trade for profit or 'manipulate' the market under...

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Posted by | February 28, 2023
France on the verge of passing stringent crypto firm licensing laws

The bill was passed with a vote of 109 in favor and 71 against and will now rely on the approval of president Emmanuel Macron to be signed into law....

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Posted by | February 28, 2023
Crypto Custodian Finoa Gets License Approvals From German Regulator BaFin

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Ian Allison is an award-winning senior reporter at CoinDesk. He holds ETH.Join the most important...

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