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Coins•Oct 9, 2026

EU Lawmakers Target Crypto and Hidden Ownership in Anti-Corruption Push

Key Highlights Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are demanding sweeping anti-corruption reforms, targeting public procurement, political financing, conflicts of interest, and golden visa schemes. The European Parliament is seeking stronger enforcement powers, calling on non-participating member states to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) while flagging money laundering risks tied to crypto assets ...

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Coins•Sep 26, 2026

Hester Peirce Departs SEC: What Her Exit Means for Crypto Custody in Germany

Key Highlights SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, known as “Crypto Mom,” departs October 2, 2026, leaving a two-member commission (Chair Paul Atkins and Mark Uyeda) with no nominee yet named for the vacant seat. For investors in Germany, European law—specifically MiCA and the AMLR—governs crypto access, custody, and taxation; SEC staffing changes do not alter rights ...

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Coins•Sep 26, 2026

EU faces September 30 deadline to decide future of DeFi loans

Key Highlights The European Banking Authority has asked the European Commission to examine new MiCA rules for crypto firms that connect customers to DeFi lending protocols, recommending a cost-benefit analysis of potential duties for intermediated borrowing and lending. The EBA identified two possible regulatory changes: adding intermediated crypto borrowing and lending to MiCA’s list of ...

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Coins•Sep 21, 2026

ECB Plans to Buy Tokenized Bonds with Its Own Funds

Key Highlights The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to allocate a small portion of its reserves to tokenized securities, establishing direct exposure to blockchain-based financial markets. Transactions will settle via Pontes, a new Eurosystem platform that connects the ECB’s payment infrastructure to blockchain networks using central bank money. ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone emphasized ...

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Coins•Sep 18, 2026

Binance’s MiCA Application Stalls as ECB President Pushes Digital Euro ‘fit for future’

Key Highlights ECB President Christine Lagarde personally intervened to halt Binance’s MiCA license approval in Greece, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The intervention was reportedly motivated by concerns that Binance’s stablecoin operations could undermine the ECB’s Digital Euro project, slated for a 2027 pilot and 2029 launch. Binance withdrew its Greek application in ...

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Coins•Sep 17, 2026

Deutsche Bank Launches Bitcoin Custody Service as BTC Trades at $75,500

Key Highlights Deutsche Bank will launch institutional crypto custody for Bitcoin, Ether, and select stablecoins in Europe before year-end under the EU’s MiCA regime, pending a BaFin licence expected in October. The bank will manage private keys in-house using hardware-based protection, multi-person approvals, and segregated warm and cold storage, targeting corporates, asset managers, hedge funds, ...

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Coins•Sep 16, 2026

Deutsche Bank Bets Big on Digital Assets, Potentially Reshaping European Crypto

Deutsche Bank Prepares Digital Asset Custody Launch for European Institutions Deutsche Bank is advancing into digital assets with plans to offer custody services to institutional and corporate clients across Europe later this year. The bank will hold wallets and private keys, enabling clients to safeguard and transfer Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), EURC, ...

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Coins•Sep 15, 2026

CoinEx Exits After 9 Years as Crypto Trading Consolidates at Major Exchanges

CoinEx Shuts Down After Nine Years Citing Revenue Decline and Rising Compliance Costs Centralized crypto exchange CoinEx announced on September 15 that it will wind down operations in stages after nine years, citing shrinking revenue and escalating compliance costs that have made the business unviable. The shutdown marks another exit of a mid-tier platform from ...

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Coins•Sep 12, 2026

Bitcoin Suisse Plans to Cut Up to Half Its Swiss Jobs as Work Shifts Abroad

Bitcoin Suisse Cuts 60 Jobs in Switzerland, Shifts Development Overseas Crypto financial services firm Bitcoin Suisse plans to eliminate up to 60 positions in Switzerland, reducing its domestic workforce by half, as the company moves software development and back-office operations to lower-cost international hubs. The Zug-based firm, which oversees more than $3 billion in digital ...

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Coins•Sep 11, 2026

UniCredit Weighs Tokenized Products and Crypto Services for Clients, Report Says

UniCredit is exploring new digital-asset services, including custody and brokerage, as the Italian lender evaluates building infrastructure to support the sector, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Technology Provider Selection Underway The bank is currently selecting a technology provider that would enable it to hold digital assets and facilitate transactions, according to ...

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