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EU crypto regulatory framework requiring exchanges to obtain authorization before operating across the bloc; Binance withdrew its Greek application.
No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.
A layer 1 blockchain now holds the licence that Computershare and EQ have held for decades. The interesting part is the obligation that comes attached, not the marketing.
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Circle's euro stablecoin has regulatory cover, five blockchains and card-network settlement. Four years in it has passed EUR 400 million, in a market where roughly 98% of stablecoin value is dollar-denominated.
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Dutch prosecutors sold the seized crypto for €2.2 million against deposits the trustee puts at €10 million to €12 million. The gap is structural, not a hacking story.
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The European Commission is expected to rule on stablecoin fungibility. Either answer moves a cost onto someone: holders lose reserve visibility, or European liquidity splits in two.
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Reports put roughly $8 billion of Iran-linked trading through the exchange since 2018. The FCA pulled its permissions in 2021, so whether that history is priced in is now a live question.
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