Regulation
Ireland’s central bank leader calls for ban on crypto ads targeted at youth
Gabriel Makhlouf says that ads aimed at young adults should be banned.
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Regulation
UK mulls crypto legislation in first parliamentary debate on crypto in 2023
The country’s finance minister Andrew Griffith led a parliamentary debate on cryptocurrency on Wednesday, with lawmakers agreeing that more needs to be done to bring clarification to the nascent sector.
Regulation
EU mandates banks to hold euro equivalent of crypto investments
The new bill was approved on Jan. 24 and will come into force January 2025.
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Banking
Swiss Bank Cité Gestion to tokenize company shares on Ethereum
Cité Gestion is reportedly the first private bank to issue its own securities on a blockchain under Swiss law.
NFTs
Porsche NFT collection floor price collapses post-launch
Porsche faces backlash from crypto community, severely criticizing the expensive mint price and 'cash-grab' sales strategy.
CBDCs
Digital Euro will be free to use, but privacy is up to legislators
Digital euro will be accessible to all, but lawmakers will decide how the Central bank will access personal information.
Crime
Europol arrests 5 Bitzlato senior executives
Europol has arrested 5 of Bitzlato's senior executives, including the CEO, financial director, and marketing director in Spain.
Crime
Hong Kong exchange Bitzlato seized; founder arrested
Bitzlato was the second-largest crypto transactions counterparty for users of Hydra, the darknet marketplace shut down last year.
CBDCs
Spanish central bank approves digital Euro token EURM
Monei to issue El Banco de España digital currency pilot to last up to 12 months.
