Kraken's Europe Banking Push: Why Exchanges Want Deposit Rails, Not Just Trading Fees
MiCA enforcement on July 1, 2026 puts fiat access in focus. Kraken targets a Lithuanian bank licence and leads EU liquidity, per DefiLlama.
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The post Can Binance Still Make It in EU? CEO Richard Teng Reveals Regulator Invitations appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Binance is back in EU conversations, and this time, regulators are reaching out first. Speaking at the Reuters NEXT Asia conference in Singapore on July 9, 2026, Co-CEO Richard Teng confirmed that multiple EU member states have invited the exchange to apply for a Binance MiCA license under the bloc’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. The disclosure comes weeks after Binance withdrew its Greece application to protect EU users from service disruption. What Teng Said at Reuters NEXT Asia Teng said the EU negotiations were “close” but not ready to identify the countries involved and that it was the discussions’ “premature” nature that necessitated a new meeting. He said that the Greece withdrawal was made as a user-first decision. The delays from Greek regulators were “surprising,” Teng said. They told us it will be approved, so we’re not sure why it continually g
Read full articleMiCA enforcement on July 1, 2026 puts fiat access in focus. Kraken targets a Lithuanian bank licence and leads EU liquidity, per DefiLlama.
The EU's new 'Buy European' procurement rules could reshape how blockchain and crypto firms compete for 2.5 trillion in annual public contracts across the The post EU drafts ‘Buy European’ rules to limit foreign supplier bids, and crypto firms should pay attention appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Helium is getting a fresh liquidity window after Binance added HNT to its spot trading lineup. For a DePIN token, that matters because exchange access can quickly change who can trade the asset, how deep the order book b
The post Binance Perpetual Contracts Launch New US Equities appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Binance Futures is pushing further into traditional finance territory with seven new Binance perpetual contracts set to go live on July 9, 2026 — and the underlying assets are anything but typical for a crypto exchange. Key takeaways Seven USDⓈ-margined perpetual contracts launch on Binance Futures starting July 9, 2026 at 14:00 UTC, staggered every five minutes. Underlying assets include stocks like Wendy’s and RoboStrategy, plus leveraged ETFs tied to Intel and Sandisk, and the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF. Most contracts offer up to 25x leverage; BNCUSDT and FWDIUSDT are capped at 10x. Funding fees settle every eight hours with rates capped at +2.00% / -2.00%, with no adjustment to hourly intervals under any condition. The minimum notional value to trade is just 5 USDT, with a minimum trade size of 0.01 units per contract. Binance Launches Seven New USDⓈ-Margined Perpetual Contracts Rather than
The post EU Set to Revise MiCA in 2027 to Cover Foreign Stablecoin Issuers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief The EU is preparing to reopen its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) rulebook, likely in 2027, to regulate non-EU stablecoin issuers and broaden its scope, EU diplomats told Euronews. The push follows the U.S. GENIUS Act and President Trump’s promotion of dollar-backed stablecoins, which make up 95% of the market. The European Commission is consulting stakeholders until September 30 before deciding whether to formally reopen the law. The European Union is preparing to reopen its flagship crypto rulebook to bring non-EU stablecoin issuers under its supervision, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s embrace of dollar-pegged tokens unsettles European regulators, Euronews reported, citing several EU diplomats. MiCA, the bloc’s landmark crypto framework, only fully came into force on July 1, but officials already see a rewrite as inevitable. “Reopening the file seems unavoidable
The post Shifting Dynamics in XRP Futures as Open Interest Declines appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The open interest in XRP futures has experienced a significant reduction, descending to the lowest levels observed in over three months. This change reflects a noticeable shift in market sentiment, as data obtained from Binance reveals a decline in open positions to roughly 397 million XRP. Continue Reading:Shifting Dynamics in XRP Futures as Open Interest Declines Source: https://en.bitcoinhaber.net/shifting-dynamics-in-xrp-futures-as-open-interest-declines
Trump's embrace of stablecoins is pushing Brussels to expand its crypto law to non-EU issuers and tokenized payments, EU diplomats say.
The post Temasek Keeps Crypto “Off the Table” Four Years After $275M FTX Writedown appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. TLDR: Temasek holds zero direct crypto investments, citing unresolved regulatory uncertainty worldwide today. The fund absorbed a $275 million FTX writedown in 2022, damaging Singapore’s financial reputation. Temasek plans to raise AI exposure from six percent to fifteen percent of assets by 2031. Europe drew 12 billion euros in Temasek capital over two years, trailing only the United States. Temasek crypto investments remain absent from the Singapore sovereign wealth fund’s portfolio, four years after a costly FTX exposure. Chief Investment Officer Nagi Hamiyeh confirmed the firm holds no direct digital asset positions, citing ongoing regulatory uncertainty across global markets. The statement follows a $275 million writedown Temasek recorded in 2022 after the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Despite avoiding direct crypto exposure, Temasek continues tracking