The Hong Kong-based exchange said it is the first crypto platform to receive an EMI license from the Malta Financial Services Authority.
A Turkish firm has been granted a license to operate a data center with up to 6,000 bitcoin mining machines.
While Japan is known for its retail market, crypto exchange OKCoin believes the country’s strict licensing regime will attract institutional investors.
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has approved a bitcoin index fund from Arrano Capital, one aimed solely at institutional investors.
The world's top cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume is hoping to get the official green light to operate in Singapore.
A company that provides payment services for cryptocurrency companies including Coinbase, Bitstamp and Galaxy Digital has been awarded a license by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Iran's Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued more than 1,000 permits to cryptocurrency miners under new licensing requirements.
Robinhood, a stocks, ETFs and crypto investment app, has been given the green light to operate as a broker by a U.K. regulator.
The exchange now operates in 31 U.S. states and the District of Columbia after obtaining licenses in seven new jurisdictions.
The government of Pakistan is putting in place regulations that will see digital currency firms licensed to combat illicit uses of the technology.
Japan's Financial Service Agency has licensed a cryptocurrency exchange being rebranded and relaunched by internet giant Rakuten.
Pennsylvania's government has clarified that crypto exchanges and providers do not require a money transmission license to operate.
Financial authorities in the Netherlands plan a licensing scheme for crypto exchanges and wallet providers to lower the risk of financial crimes.
Accenture has rolled out a new software license management application built with distributed ledger tech from Digital Asset.
Japan's financial regulator is recruiting more people next year to handle the growing interest among Japanese companies in a crypto exchange license.