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EU May Ban Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins, Leaked Draft Reveals

The European Union could ban banks and crypto providers from dealing in privacy-enhancing coins such as zcash, monero and dash under a leaked draft of a money laundering bill obtained by CoinDesk. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for crypto regulation.

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Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans

Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.

Proposed EU money laundering rules for crypto have implications for online privacy (boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images)

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FTX Has European License Suspended by Cyprus Regulator

The troubled exchange's European arm FTX EU has had its license in Cyprus suspended just two months after securing it.

Sam Bankman-Fried and former U.S. President Bill Clinton at Crypto Bahamas conference in Nassau in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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EU Lawmakers Vote for Stronger Cyber Protection for Crypto, Other Finance

The crypto world is highly prone to hacks and attacks, but the jury is out on the impact the new measures will have.

The European Parliament in Brussels (Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images)

Policy

What EU Merger Regulators Have in Store for Binance’s FTX Buy

European Union merger approval processes of 18 months can be sped up if there are concerns that FTX might topple, CoinDesk was told.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Germany Ordered by Regulator to Tackle 'Organizational Deficiencies'

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) said the company needs to address a range of issues including ensuring adequate risk management, staffing and IT systems.

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CBDCs May Need Global Regulation, EU Commissioner Says

Paolo Gentiloni says a series of international agreements may be needed to stop state-backed digital currencies from infringing on countries' sovereignty.

EU Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

EU Delays Vote on MiCA Crypto Legislation Until February

Technical issues in the lengthy text could delay the start of the licensing regime set out in the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation.

The European Commission in Brussels, Belgium (Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images)

Policy

New NFT Rules Possible if Lawmakers Ask, EU Official Says

The treatment of non-fungible tokens wasn’t fully resolved by Brussels’ landmark Markets in Crypto Assets regulation.

The European Parliament could prove key to new NFT rules for the EU. (FrankyDeMeyer/Getty Images)

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EU Stablecoin Caps Could Lighten or Get Tougher, French Official Warns

Limits on stablecoins denominated in currencies other than euros were among the most controversial elements of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets law.

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