In recent months, a pattern has caught attention in the DACH financial scene: Austrian fintech and crypto players repeatedly finding themselves under the scrutiny of Germany’s financial watchdog, the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin).
From structural findings at...
A regulated Cyprus-based E-Money Institution (EMI) has been fined €350,000 by the Central Bank of Cyprus following an AML compliance examination covering the 2020 financial year. The sanction, now under judicial review, constitutes a confirmed supervisory...
Stripe’s stablecoin infrastructure subsidiary Bridge has moved to restrict support for a set of high-risk geographies it previously categorized as “controlled,” a shift that...
The Dutch gambling regulator, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has ordered Polymarket to cease its operations in the Netherlands. The decision has triggered discussions across crypto...
When the world’s largest crypto exchange says “nothing to see here,” markets tend to listen. But when investigative journalists allege that over $1 billion...
The legal battle surrounding Sam Bankman-Fried is entering a new phase. After his conviction on fraud-related charges tied to the collapse of FTX, the...
The UK’s financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has confirmed new protections for Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) borrowers — a long-awaited move...
The Forbes 30 Under 30 list loves one narrative above all others: young, visionary, tech-driven — and disruptive.
Fintech founders fit that mold perfectly.
Which is...
Let’s stop sugarcoating it.
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) is not a love letter to decentralization. It is not designed to preserve “crypto culture”....
The transition to MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) has not eliminated risk; it has merely driven it underground. While Tier-1 institutions adopt "clean" rails, a...
Published: February 2026
The European crypto market has entered a new phase — not regulation, but enforcement.
With the full application of the Markets in Crypto-Assets...
Published: February 2026Reading time: 5 min.
For years, Europe’s crypto economy ran on an uncomfortable truth: a large part of its payment infrastructure existed in...
Singapore is taking an aggressive step in its fight against digital fraud: convicted scammers will soon face long-term bans on accessing banking services and even mobile phones. The new...
Crypto payment processor MoonPay has announced the acquisition of Meso Network (website), a crypto payment infrastructure startup specializing in bridging traditional banking systems and cryptocurrencies—a move designed to advance MoonPay’s...
