Spain is preparing to draw one of its toughest red lines on social media, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announcing that children under the age of 16 will be banned from social media next week, as part of the country's efforts to shield its youth from the "Digital Wild West."

DZ Bank has received MiCA approval from BaFin to launch meinKrypto, a crypto trading platform for retail customers of cooperative banks in Germany. The platform will let users buy, sell, and hold bitcoin, ether, litecoin, and cardano directly within the VR Banking App once each bank completes its MiCAR notification.

Spain’s left-wing Sumar party has ignited fresh controversy in the country’s crypto sector after proposing a sweeping set of tax reforms that would dramatically raise the fiscal burden on digital asset investors.

Stablecoin payment company Transak has just secured six U.S. state Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in six different states—, in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Carolina, Vermont, and Pennsylvania — in its mission to achieve direct licensing coverage across all 50 states.

Nordea, Scandinavia’s largest bank, is making a surprising U-turn—moving from banning Bitcoin to embracing it. Starting this December, the bank will offer customers access to a Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded product (ETP), marking a major policy reversal for an institution that once called crypto too risky to touch.

Poland’s newly elected President Karol Nawrocki is being cast as the last line of defense for the country’s crypto industry after lawmakers advanced one of the most restrictive digital asset laws in the European Union.

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is moving into Europe with the acquisition of Aplo, a Paris-based regulated digital asset brokerage focused on institutional clients. The deal is expected to close in October 2025, pending final approvals

Kraken has received a MiCA licence from the Central Bank of Ireland, allowing it to offer regulated crypto services across all 30 European Economic Area countries. This approval strengthens Kraken’s position in Europe as it expands globally, especially amid ongoing regulatory uncertainty in the US.

Kenya’s proposed 1.5% crypto tax risks undermining its fintech leadership, potentially driving startups and talent abroad and slowing Africa’s digital integration.

Crypto.com has obtained a MiFID license to offer crypto derivatives across the EEA, building on its MiCA registration and reinforcing its push into regulated European markets.