Category: Netherlands

US firm WisdomTree lists crypto ETP on Euronext

December 2, 2021

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U.S. companies are rushing to launch crypto investment products in Europe amid regulatory pushbacks at home. 2073 Total views 45 Total shares United States-based companies are increasingly listing cryptocurrency-based investment products in Europe, with asset manager WisdomTree getting another listing for its crypto basket exchange-traded product (ETP). On Dec. 2, WisdomTree listed its Crypto Mega […]

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The Netherlands should regulate crypto instead of banning it, says finance minister

June 14, 2021

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Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra is confident that supervision is more effective than banning crypto outright. 2143 Total views 6 Total shares A cryptocurrency ban is not the right solution for the Netherlands, the country’s finance minister reportedly said after a local official called for a total ban on crypto. The Netherlands should regulate the […]

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Domino’s Pizza franchises in the Netherlands will offer workers Bitcoin salary

May 22, 2021

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Any employee who earns more than minimum wage will have the option for the excess salary to be paid in crypto. 8551 Total views 104 Total shares A franchisee of many Domino’s Pizza locations in the Netherlands announced today that its workers would have the choice of being paid in Bitcoin.  According to Immensus Holding, […]

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Law Decoded: All vs. One and One vs. All, Jan. 22-29

January 29, 2021

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Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” begins the most famous English-language story of the French Revolution. Though many would disagree with me, I would argue that neither is […]

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Dutch Bitcoin exchange drags central bank to court over wallet KYC rule

January 27, 2021

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One Dutch Bitcoin exchange has taken legal action against the central bank over its controversial crypto wallet verification law. 7334 Total views 23 Total shares Dutch Bitcoin (BTC) exchange platform Bitonic has filed a preliminary injunction at a Rotterdam court seeking the suspension of a wallet verification rule enacted by the central bank. Back in […]

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Dutch Crypto Exchange Adds Extra Verification Measures Citing ‘Disproportionate’ Central Bank Requirements

November 18, 2020

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Nov 18, 2020 at 2:10 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 18, 2020 at 2:24 p.m. UTC Dutch Crypto Exchange Adds Extra Verification Measures Citing ‘Disproportionate’ Central Bank Requirements Netherlands-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitonic says it has been “forced” to bring in extra verification measures due to requirements from the country’s central bank. In a notice published Monday, the […]

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Dutch Bitcoin firm reluctantly tightens rules at central bank’s behest

November 18, 2020

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Unique in Europe, the Dutch central bank now requires Bitcoin exchanges to prove that their users actually control their withdrawal addresses. 3141 Total views 24 Total shares Bitconic, a Netherlands-based Bitcoin (BTC) exchange, has informed its users that they now need to comply with a new verification measure in order to continue to use its […]

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Netherlands registers first consumer-facing crypto platform since AMLD5

November 6, 2020

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Everyday investors in the Netherlands can now invest in crypto, thanks to company’s new registration. 22680 Total views 73 Total shares Crypto exchange BLOX received the go-ahead to operate in the Netherlands, making it the first platform to do so since the country implemented the European Union’s 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive, or AMLD5. “BLOX is […]

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Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway BTC Direct Raises Almost $13M in Series A Funding

October 19, 2020

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Oct 19, 2020 at 15:25 UTC (Nigita/Shutterstock) Jaspreet Kalra Netherlands-based fiat-to-crypto gateway BTC Direct has raised a little under $13 million in a series A funding round led by undisclosed investors.  Announced on Monday, BTC Direct said this was the first significant injection of funds into the platform, which so far has largely been funded […]

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