The Netherlands took the lead among European Union member states by mandating that crypto companies adhere to the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD). Leading cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has decided to halt its operations in the Netherlands, citing mounting regulatory hurdles imposed by the Dutch central bank De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). The move follows the footsteps of Binance, another digital asset trading platform that withdrew from the market earlier this year due to...
Read More »Bitvavo Crypto Exchange Rejects 70% Repayment Plan from DCG
Bitvavo – a Dutch bitcoin exchange – has rejected a proposal from the Digital Currency Group (DGC) headed by Barry Silbert to repay approximately 70 percent of the debt owed to it by Genesis Trading. Bitvavo says the company has the money to pay back 100 percent of the debt and should do so without making executives wait any longer. Bitvavo Says “No Way” to the DCG Not long ago, Bitvavo announced it had just shy of $300 million locked up in Genesis. The proposal to pay...
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