Deutsche Börse Group’s FX and digital assets unit 360T has announced a partnership with Austrian crypto platform Bitpanda aimed at expanding institutional access to crypto trading across Europe. In a press release shared with CryptoNews the firm said the deal brings together Bitpanda’s digital asset infrastructure with 3DX, 360T’s MiCA-regulated crypto-asset trading platform as financial institutions increasingly look for regulated routes into digital assets. The companies said the partnership will supp ...

French regulators announced this week that roughly 30% of crypto companies have not yet applied for a MiCA license. The news comes as a key regulatory deadline approaches, one that will decide whether these firms can legally continue operating. Though the European Union became the first jurisdiction to create a legal framework for crypto-assets, MiCA has faced pushback over its steep capital requirements and operational costs. France Faces Licensing Deadline Under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-A ...