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The CNMV opens a consultation to strengthen claims against crypto service providers

The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has launched this Thursday the public hearing process of the draft circular that updates the regulations on the procedure for complaints directed against providers of cryptoasset services and crowdfunding.The main objective of this proposal is to expand the scope of the procedure, facilitate the...

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Cryptocurrency providers in Spain must apply anti-money laundering controls to their clients.

The Government has decided that service providers linked to crypto assets will be fully subject to the regulations on the prevention of money laundering and the fight against the financing of terrorism, which implies that they must comply with new control and monitoring obligations regarding their clients.The Executive has incorporated...

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Cecabank strengthens the European digital assets ecosystem from Luxembourg

Representatives of banks, fund managers, technology firms, and other actors in the sector have analyzed the opportunities that digital assets open for the financial industry in a day organized this Thursday by Cecabank in Luxembourg.The CEO of Cecabank, Ainhoa Jáuregui, has opened the meeting "Building Luxembourg's digital assets ecosystem: a...

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Financial advisors put the approval of the financial knowledge of Spaniards by the hair.

Financial advisors rate the level of financial education of the Spanish population with an average score of 5.3 out of 10, according to a survey conducted by the EFPA Spain association, specialized in advisory and financial planning certifications.About 67.5% of the professionals consulted give a passing grade adjusted to the...

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Carvajal and Sarabia partner with Cryptopocket to bring crypto assets to brick-and-mortar.

The footballer Dani Carvajal and the also player Pablo Sarabia, partners of the real estate firm Blossom Investment Group, have closed a strategic alliance with the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopocket. The objective is for buyers and investors to allocate part of their wealth in crypto assets to the acquisition of homes...

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Izertis joins Bit2Me to bring crypto solutions to the business fabric

The technology consulting firm Izertis has reached a strategic agreement with Bit2Me with the aim of bringing solutions related to crypto assets to the companies that are part of its client portfolio, as the firm has communicated.Thanks to this alliance, the companies that work with Izertis will be able to...

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The CNMV will finalize shortly the reporting manual on the prevention of money laundering.

The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) plans to complete "in the coming weeks" the development of the reporting manual for information on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (PBCFT), once the review of the first report of these characteristics, related to the fiscal year 2025, is finished.The supervisory...

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Bit2Me launches Bit2Shield, its custody and blockchain research agency for banks and administrations

The Bit2Me Group has launched Bit2Shield, a new agency focused on the seizure and custody of crypto assets aimed at public institutions, as well as offering blockchain intelligence services to financial entities and forensic expertise tasks, according to the company.Bit2Shield is established as a legal entity within the group and...

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The Russian 'stablecoin' that challenges Western sanctions: A7A5 already boasts of moving 140 billion

A stablecoin linked to the ruble has become one of the tools with which Russia is trying to reduce its dependence on Western financial circuits. A7A5 has accumulated nearly 140 billion dollars in operations since its creation in February 2025, according to figures provided this August by Pyotr Fradkov, president...

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Kraken strengthens its service in Europe with more than 7,000 US stocks and 700 xStocks

The multi-asset investment platform Kraken announced this Tuesday the start of trading U.S. stocks across the European Economic Area (EEA), backed by its MiFID II license.With this initiative, Kraken becomes the only native crypto platform that provides European users with regulated access to both stocks listed in the United States...

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The CNMV warns of a possible bubble and excessive concentration in large tech companies driven by AI

The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) points out in its financial stability note published this Thursday that the possible overvaluation and the high concentration of large technology companies, along with the effects of artificial intelligence (AI), have become some of the main threats to financial stability on an international scale.According...

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EFPA Spain presents a specific micro-credential on MiCA regulation

The Spanish Association of Financial Advisors and Planners (EFPA España) has strengthened its training catalog with the launch of the Micro-credential in European Regulation of Crypto-assets (MiCA).This new training pathway is designed to provide financial advisory professionals with a practical and up-to-date approach to the European regulatory framework for digital...

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The Government promotes a law to digitize and modernize the financial system

The Council of Ministers has given the green light to the bill that introduces changes in several regulations in order to advance the digitalization and modernization of the financial sector, and has decided to send the text to the General Courts for parliamentary processing.This initiative aims to align the Spanish...

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US grants Circle a national trust bank license for its stablecoins

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has given the green light to Circle, the company responsible for issuing 'stablecoins', to operate as a national trust bank, an entity that will function under the name Circle National Trust.Thanks to this authorization, Circle will be able to perform...

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The CNMV updates its internal regulations for employees to cover crypto-asset operations

The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has revised the regulations governing securities operations for individuals working within the supervisory body, now expressly including operations with crypto-assets.This modification is part of the regulatory and organizational novelties introduced in the Internal Regulations following its update. The new text also redefines the competencies...

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The crypto platform Venga obtains the MiCA license from the CNMV in Spain

The Catalan crypto-asset platform Venga has obtained the MiCA license granted by the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), which allows it to operate as a crypto-asset service provider under the new European regulatory framework. With this permit, the company becomes the 15th firm in Spain to receive this specific authorization.Thanks...

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The transitional period of the European MiCA regulation on crypto-assets concludes

The transitional period of the Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA) comes to an end this Wednesday, July 1, and from that date, only companies with the relevant authorization will be able to continue offering their services in the region.According to data from the 'exchange' platform Kraken, of the more...

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Iqana obtains MiCA license to manage crypto-asset portfolios discretionarily

Iqana has received MiCA ("Markets in Crypto-Assets") authorization to carry out discretionary management of crypto-asset portfolios, as the firm itself has communicated in an informative note.The supervisor's green light comes just in the final stretch before July 1, the day on which the transitional period set by the MiCA Regulation...

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ESMA orders unauthorized crypto providers to close in an orderly manner after July 1

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has urged crypto-asset service providers that are still operating without authorization to cease their activity "in an orderly manner" once the transitional period of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) concludes, which ends on July 1st.The European supervisor specifies that, although some of...

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The CNMV warns that only authorized entities will be covered by MiCA from July 1

The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has warned that, as of July 1, only entities with the corresponding authorization will be able to benefit from the protection provided for in the regulation on crypto-asset markets (MiCA regulation), at which point the regulation will begin to be fully applied.In an informative...

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Cecabank launches its crypto-asset custody with Bit2Me and Renta 4 as the first user bank

Cecabank has launched its new crypto-asset custody service aimed at financial entities, a model that relies on the technology of the Bit2Me platform and has Renta 4 Banco as its first institutional client.In this scheme, Cecabank assumes the role of technological infrastructure provider and institutional custodian of crypto-assets, while Bit2Me...

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Renta 4 launches its new platform to invest in cryptocurrencies

Renta 4 Banco has launched its own platform for the direct purchase and sale and custody of cryptocurrencies, a service that is already operational for all its clients both on the entity's website and in the 'app', as the bank communicated this Wednesday.In this first phase, the tool offers access...

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The six major EU economies detail their proposals to advance market integration and supervision

The Economy and Finance ministers of Spain, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland have sent a joint letter this Friday to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union with the intention of accelerating discussions on the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) and Markets in Financial Instruments...

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The INE studies a monthly GDP and changes in the employment vacancy statistics

The National Statistics Institute (INE) is considering launching a new leading indicator of economic activity that would allow for Gross Domestic Product data to be available on a monthly basis, instead of the current quarterly publication, or to bring forward the dissemination of quarterly GDP figures even further in the...

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The CNMV processed 1,063 notices in 2025 and increased sanctions to 19.4 million, 57.6% more

The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) made public this Wednesday its annual report for 2025, in which it details that, through its whistleblowing channel, it received 1,063 communications, 10% more than the previous year. As a result of these actions, the body imposed 71 sanctions totaling 19.4 million euros, an...

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Cryptoassets

The CNMV opens a consultation to strengthen claims against crypto service providers

Cryptocurrency providers in Spain must apply anti-money laundering controls to their clients.

Cecabank strengthens the European digital assets ecosystem from Luxembourg

Financial advisors put the approval of the financial knowledge of Spaniards by the hair.

Carvajal and Sarabia partner with Cryptopocket to bring crypto assets to brick-and-mortar.

Izertis joins Bit2Me to bring crypto solutions to the business fabric

The CNMV will finalize shortly the reporting manual on the prevention of money laundering.

Bit2Me launches Bit2Shield, its custody and blockchain research agency for banks and administrations

The Russian 'stablecoin' that challenges Western sanctions: A7A5 already boasts of moving 140 billion

Kraken strengthens its service in Europe with more than 7,000 US stocks and 700 xStocks

The CNMV warns of a possible bubble and excessive concentration in large tech companies driven by AI

EFPA Spain presents a specific micro-credential on MiCA regulation

The Government promotes a law to digitize and modernize the financial system

US grants Circle a national trust bank license for its stablecoins

The CNMV updates its internal regulations for employees to cover crypto-asset operations

The crypto platform Venga obtains the MiCA license from the CNMV in Spain

The transitional period of the European MiCA regulation on crypto-assets concludes

Iqana obtains MiCA license to manage crypto-asset portfolios discretionarily

ESMA orders unauthorized crypto providers to close in an orderly manner after July 1

The CNMV warns that only authorized entities will be covered by MiCA from July 1

Cecabank launches its crypto-asset custody with Bit2Me and Renta 4 as the first user bank

Renta 4 launches its new platform to invest in cryptocurrencies

The six major EU economies detail their proposals to advance market integration and supervision

The INE studies a monthly GDP and changes in the employment vacancy statistics

The CNMV processed 1,063 notices in 2025 and increased sanctions to 19.4 million, 57.6% more

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