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Algorand Rises After Italy Selects Blockchain Protocol for Digital Guarantees Platform

The new platform is expected to become operational in early 2023.

Algorand Foundation has declared a $35 million exposure to beleaguered crypto lender Hodlnaut. (DRL)

Policy

EU’s McGuinness Urges Speedier Vote on Long-Delayed Crypto Laws

A final vote on MiCA and anti-money-laundering rules has been repeatedly pushed back, even though a deal was struck in June

European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness says crypto regulation in the European Union has become more urgent now. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

EU to Make Crypto Companies Report Tax Details to Authorities

New OECD-inspired tax evasion plans take a step further than the MiCA but haven’t settled how to deal with foreign providers

EU tax commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Finance

PayPal Expands Crypto Service Into Luxembourg in First EU Foray

The move follows the initial rollout of the crypto service in the U.S. in 2020, followed by an expansion to the U.K. last year.

PayPal's headquarters (Shutterstock)

Policy

Malta Seeks to Remove NFTs From Crypto Law

The move anticipates new EU legislation by excluding non-fungible assets.

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Policy

EU’s MiCA Law May Have an FTX-Shaped Loophole

A much-heralded new law could still allow slapdash offshore companies to ply their trade in the bloc.

A loophole in EU crypto laws may allow offshore providers to continue (Stefania De Michiel/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Policy

EU Crypto, NFT Providers Must Report Tax Details Under Leaked EU Plan

A draft bill seen by CoinDesk also covers stablecoins, derivatives and companies outside the bloc.

Palais Berlaymont with the flags of Europe. (Getty Images)

Policy

EU’s MiCA Crypto Law Would Have Stopped FTX's Malpractice, Officials Say

Some lawmakers worry if the crypto regulations that have been agreed to in principle are tough enough to stem wider structural problems in the industry.

A European Parliament committee discusses FTX collapse. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Videos

Secret Foundation Founder on Privacy Debate, Regulation

The European Union may ban banks and crypto providers from dealing in privacy-enhancing coins, under a leaked draft of a money laundering bill obtained by CoinDesk. Secret Foundation founder Tor Bair discusses the future of privacy coins and the fallout of crypto exchange FTX.

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Policy

German Banks' Crypto Interest Is Limited as Industry Is Plagued by ‘Crooks,’ Regulator Says

Germany’s Bafin issued just four crypto custody licenses, said Mark Branson, who sits on the supervision arm of the European Central Bank

Bafin president Mark Branson (Maurice Kohl/Bafin)