Ireland

Standard Chartered’s Zodia to Offer Crypto Brokerage to Institutional Investors in Ireland: Report

Standard Chartered's joint venture with Northern Trust, Zodia Custody, was launched in December.

News  ·  9 August 2021

Ireland’s Central Bank Governor Says Digital Euro Is ‘Very Likely’

Introducing a digital euro would represent a "fundamental shift" in the eurozone's financial architecture, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf noted.

News  ·  30 July 2021
Regulation

Irish Central Bank Official Says Crypto’s Popularity Is ‘Great Concern’

Derville Rowland, director general of financial conduct at the regulator, warned that investors could lose all their money.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 May 2021
Anti-Money Laundering

Central Bank of Ireland Expands Anti-Money Laundering Regime

The new requirements take effect in April.

Markets  ·  17 March 2021
Regulation

Irish Crypto Firms Squeezed by Bank Account Closures, Regulatory Delays

A delay in transposing the EU's 5AMLD into local law has given crypto companies no recourse after Irish banks closed their accounts.

Business  ·  6 May 2020
Facebook

Facebook Affirms Libra Commitment With 50 New Job Openings in Ireland

Libra may have been scaled back but Facebook is significantly expanding the team working to support the stablecoin project.

Business  ·  20 April 2020
Coinbase

Coinbase Custody Goes International With New Entity in Ireland

Coinbase has launched Coinbase Custody International Inc., a European entity for handling cryptocurrency deposits.

Business  ·  30 January 2020
Exchanges

Coinbase Eyes European Growth After Winning Irish E-Money License

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been granted an Irish e-money license that will bring it greater access to EU and EEA markets.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 October 2019
Exchanges

Irish Crypto Exchange Bitsane May Have Disappeared With Users’ Funds

Irish cryptocurrency exchange Bitsane may have done a runner with users' funds, according to a report.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 June 2019
Banks

Three of Ireland’s ‘Big Four’ Banks Using Blockchain to Verify Staff Credentials

Bank of Ireland, AIB and Ulster Bank, are using a Deloitte blockchain system to verify and track employees' credentials.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 May 2019
Coinbase

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Is Opening an Office in Dublin

Crypto exchange Coinbase is opening a Dublin office in response to customer growth seen in the EU last year.

Markets  ·  15 October 2018
Europe

Ireland’s Finance Department Plans Blockchain Working Group

Ireland’s Department of Finance has proposed the creation of a blockchain working group to help form cohesive regulation across government agencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 March 2018
Europe

Why Crypto Is Spreading Up the Dublin Coast

The crypto landscape in Dublin has changed rapidly, and with an enthusiasm perhaps disproportionate to the city's scale.

Business  ·  4 February 2018
News

Irish Central Bank Chief: Blockchain is One of ‘The Largest Policy Challenges’

New technologies like blockchain represent a major policy challenge, according to the head of Ireland's central bank.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 July 2017
Payments

‘Big Four’ Irish Banks Join Blockchain Payments Pilot

Two of Ireland’s ‘Big Four’ banks are taking part in a blockchain payments trial organized by professional services firm Deloitte.

Business  ·  15 May 2017