@MEXC_Official began winding down affected Russia and Belarus accounts on Oct. 20, citing compliance. Users will receive withdrawal instructions; the exchange gave no deadline or regulator. #Update #Regulation
@Payward, Kraken’s parent company, has agreed to acquire Lithuania-based @SaldoBank, a move toward licensed European banking. The deal needs regulatory approval. #Update #Banking
Latvia passed a crypto tax reform on October 15: eligible investment accounts are taxed when withdrawals exceed deposits, with a 2027 window to declare older holdings. #Update #Tax #Latvia
$PIERRE, a meme coin based on a photo of a French shopkeeper after riots, reached a $1.75M market cap with $5.9M traded in 24 hours; it now sits 27% below its peak. #Update #Crypto $PIERRE
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office shut down 241 websites and seized 112 servers linked to an Eastern European cryptocurrency fraud network, disrupting schemes costing Americans millions. #Breaking #Legal $USDT
Circle’s USDC becomes the first significant e-money token in Europe under MiCA, with EBA oversight starting Nov. 12, alongside French ACPR supervision. #Update #Crypto $USDC
Greek police arrested 17 suspects for a $9M crypto pyramid scheme using fake AI trading claims with USDT and USDC, defrauding over 10,000 investors. #Breaking #Legal @HellenicPolice
Partners Banka integrates bitcoin trading in its app, becoming the first Czech bank to offer crypto services via MiCA-compliant infrastructure. CEO advises keeping bitcoin under 5% of portfolios. #Update #Crypto $BTC
French executives propose taxing crypto-to-stablecoin conversions, sparking debate over potential impacts on crypto adoption and tax collection. #Update #Crypto
Aave’s Stani Kulechov warns EU MiCA proposals could limit DeFi access and stablecoin yield, impacting open finance. The consultation ended Sept. 30. #Update #DeFi $AAVE
Over 50,000 EU citizens emailed the European Commission to allow stablecoin rewards, while 126,600 signed a petition for broader MiCA changes. EU central banks oppose these incentives. #Update #Crypto
Capital B raised $1.1M to buy 13 more bitcoin, expanding reserves to 3,538 BTC worth $294M; shares admitted on Euronext Growth Paris. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Raiffeisen Bank International partners with Bitpanda to offer crypto access to 18 million customers across 11 markets without needing separate exchange accounts. #Update #Crypto
The European Central Bank launched Pontes on Sept. 21, connecting tokenized assets to central bank settlement, potentially accelerating institutional tokenization. #Update #Finance
