EU Regulator Says Prediction Markets Are 'Rife With Inside Trading'
ESMA also asks why Kalshi and Polymarket block some EU countries but not others, and notes VPNs get around the blocks.
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ESMA says major prediction platforms lack EU authorization, questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s partial geo-blocks
ESMA says major prediction platforms lack EU authorization, while questioning Polymarket and Kalshi's geographic restrictions.
The Block•Brian Danga11 Sept
ESMA warns prediction markets raise insider risks
ESMA says tokenized equities, DeFi exploits and prediction markets are creating new links between crypto and traditional finance.
ESMA warns growing crypto ties could amplify risks to traditional finance
The EU securities regulator flagged tokenized equities, DeFi exploits and prediction markets as areas where growing crypto ties could pose risks to the broader financial system.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar10 Sept
Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket, Kalshi’s EU access
ESMA classifies prediction market contracts as derivatives, triggering the EU's binary options ban and threatening Polymarket and Kalshi's
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team10 Sept
REAL Finance’s $ASSET joins ESMA’s Interim MiCA Register as Europe push deepens
REAL Finance’s $ASSET white paper is now listed in ESMA’s MiCA register. ESMA listing gives $ASSET a standardised disclosure reference across Europe. REAL Finance targets over €3.5 billon in tokenised assets across Europe. Real Technologies Inc., issuer of the $ASSET token used by the REAL Finance network, has had its crypto-asset white paper listed in […]
CoinJournal•News Team10 Sept
Pi Network’s credibility gap: real infrastructure, unverified partnerships, and the $0.09 question
Protocol 27 is the final planned upgrade. ESMA registered the whitepaper. But PayPal integration remains unconfirmed, RoboPay is disputed, and PI trades at a fraction of its peak. What is real and what is not. Every few weeks, a headline…
Stripe owned Bridge joins EU MiCA register as 42nd authorized stablecoin issuer
Bridge has joined the EU’s MiCA register, increasing the number of authorized electronic money token issuers to 42 after securing regulatory approval in Luxembourg. According to the latest update published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Wednesday,…
MiCA list expands with 12 companies in fourth post-deadline update
ESMA’s latest MiCA update brings the number of authorized CASPs to 321 and adds three entities to its non-compliant register.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz5 Aug
BNY unit wins MiCA entry as Europe’s crypto register hits 309
BNY’s Belgian unit joins ESMA’s MiCA register as 15 new CASPs lift the authorised provider count to 309 after July’s deadline.
BNY Mellon unit joins MiCA register as ESMA adds 15 providers
BNY Mellon’s European subsidiary joined the MiCA register as ESMA added 15 CASPs, including banks and crypto platforms, in the third post-deadline update.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz27 Jul
Ripple wins EU-wide access as ESMA adds it to MiCA register
Ripple Payments Europe has joined 14 other firms in ESMA’s latest MiCA register update, lifting the number of approved crypto asset service providers to 294. ESMA’s updated register identifies Ripple Payments Europe SA as an authorized crypto asset service provider,…
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Big News for XRP: Ripple Officially Listed on ESMA's MiCA Register
Ripple becomes listed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) as an official crypto asset service provider in the region.
U.Today•Caroline Amosun17 Jul
ESMA Adds 14 New CASPs to MiCA Register as Licensing Slows
ESMA adds 14 CASPs to its MiCA register, with banks and Ripple Payments Europe among the new entries as total providers reach 294.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz17 Jul
ESMA targets MiCA crypto custodians with resilience review
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a supervisory review of MiCA-authorized crypto custodians, moving its focus from licensing to testing how firms handle operational risks in practice. According to the European Securities and Markets Authority, the regulator…
MiCA licensing only the beginning as crypto custodians face scrutiny
A MiCA license allows crypto firms to operate in the EU, but the ESMA’s review will test whether custodians can meet the required security and resilience standards.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz10 Jul
ESMA MiCA Stablecoin Guidelines Put Non-Euro Tokens Under A Tighter European Lens
Europe’s stablecoin rulebook is becoming much more real. ESMA’s finalized MiCA guidelines add another layer of detail to how stablecoin issuers and service providers are expected to operate inside the bloc, especially wh
NewsBTC•NewsBTC Editorial Team9 Jul
ESMA Says EU Retail Ban Covers Many Prediction Markets, With MiCA Awaiting the Tokenized Ones
Europe’s top securities regulator has clarified that many prediction-market event contracts already fall under the EU’s existing retail ban on binary options – meaning the restriction is live law, not a proposed rule – while contracts issued as blockchain tokens may instead be caught by the bloc’s crypto framework. The statement leaves platforms such as […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen8 Jul
AscendEX Exchange Collapse Hands Europe Its First MiCA Test
ESMA launches its first MiCA-wide custody review as AscendEX's collapse shows what failed crypto custody costs users.
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth8 Jul
ESMA to review crypto custody providers under MiCA framework
ESMA's review under MiCA could enhance crypto market integrity and investor protection, influencing digital asset valuations and regulatory trends.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez8 Jul