Europe

July 1, 2026, has passed as the final "hard deadline" for the MiCA transition period across all 27 European Union member states.

As of July 1, 2026, the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation has entered its final and most rigorous phase of enforcement.

The SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX), a primary global stock exchange, announced a major step in institutionalizing crypto trading by listing the world's first triple-leveraged (3x Long) and triple-short (-3x Short) Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) on both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

This is the CBI's first major public enforcement action against a crypto-services provider, underscoring the increasing regulatory scrutiny on digital asset firms operating in Europe.

A major crypto company Blockchain.com announced on October 23 that it had secured the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license.

Deutsche Bank, one of the largest banks in Germany and Europe, has applied for permission to act as a depository for cryptocurrencies.

Georgia, a country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia known for its ancient and unique history, has become one of the most cryptocurrency-friendly countries in the world in recent years.

The introduction of the digital euro is possibly planned for the third quarter of 2023.

Hackers from North Korea are plagiarising information from legitimate resumes on various hiring platforms such as LinkedIn. They use the stolen data to apply for jobs at cryptocurrency companies in North America and Europe.