BPOI Banner
Picture of CoinDesk author Camomile Shumba Picture of CoinDesk author Camomile Shumba

Dutch Regulator AFM Approves Payments Platform ZBD for EU MiCA License

ZBD, a payment platform powered by the Bitcoin Lightning network, said the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) approved its application for a European Union MiCA license.

When MiCA takes effect and the license is granted on Dec. 30, ZBD will be able to offer a wide range of crypto custody and crypto exchange services throughout the trading bloc, the company, formerly known as Zebedee, told CoinDesk on Wednesday.

The company first submitted the application in April. The list of applicants receiving a license will be visible on the AFM’s website once MiCA kicks in, the regulator said.

Countries like the Netherlands are among the nations in the EU that have been getting companies ready for MiCA to take full force. Many others have yet to pass the required legislation for MiCA to take effect in their jurisdictions.



Source link

Camomile Shumba

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/12/18/bitcoin-lightning-fintech-zbd-approved-to-receive-eu-mi-ca-license-by-dutch-regulator

2024-12-18 11:14:43

bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC) $ 96,861.95 0.55%
ethereum
Ethereum (ETH) $ 3,346.77 3.71%
tether
Tether (USDT) $ 0.999954 0.00%
xrp
XRP (XRP) $ 2.23 2.23%
bnb
BNB (BNB) $ 662.74 3.31%
solana
Solana (SOL) $ 181.59 7.10%
dogecoin
Dogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.316767 2.74%
usd-coin
USDC (USDC) $ 0.999709 0.07%
staked-ether
Lido Staked Ether (STETH) $ 3,340.22 3.62%
cardano
Cardano (ADA) $ 0.893206 5.42%
tron
TRON (TRX) $ 0.245113 1.58%
avalanche-2
Avalanche (AVAX) $ 37.19 6.81%
wrapped-steth
Wrapped stETH (WSTETH) $ 3,961.87 3.57%
chainlink
Chainlink (LINK) $ 22.08 5.58%
the-open-network
Toncoin (TON) $ 5.30 4.52%
wrapped-bitcoin
Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) $ 96,447.84 0.62%
sui
Sui (SUI) $ 4.39 3.64%
shiba-inu
Shiba Inu (SHIB) $ 0.000021 5.92%
hyperliquid
Hyperliquid (HYPE) $ 33.40 11.09%
stellar
Stellar (XLM) $ 0.350807 5.85%
polkadot
Polkadot (DOT) $ 6.92 5.29%
hedera-hashgraph
Hedera (HBAR) $ 0.252133 6.58%
weth
WETH (WETH) $ 3,341.96 3.85%
bitcoin-cash
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) $ 453.05 0.60%
leo-token
LEO Token (LEO) $ 9.32 1.32%
uniswap
Uniswap (UNI) $ 13.53 0.81%
litecoin
Litecoin (LTC) $ 100.12 1.02%
pepe
Pepe (PEPE) $ 0.000017 6.53%
wrapped-eeth
Wrapped eETH (WEETH) $ 3,523.46 3.80%
near
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) $ 5.00 6.90%
ethena-usde
Ethena USDe (USDE) $ 0.99927 0.06%
bitget-token
Bitget Token (BGB) $ 4.19 2.31%
aptos
Aptos (APT) $ 9.39 8.49%
usds
USDS (USDS) $ 0.997607 0.04%
internet-computer
Internet Computer (ICP) $ 9.99 6.09%
aave
Aave (AAVE) $ 299.67 8.00%
crypto-com-chain
Cronos (CRO) $ 0.156089 4.33%
polygon-ecosystem-token
POL (ex-MATIC) (POL) $ 0.473513 5.15%
mantle
Mantle (MNT) $ 1.17 8.69%
ethereum-classic
Ethereum Classic (ETC) $ 26.00 5.33%
vechain
VeChain (VET) $ 0.045254 5.40%
render-token
Render (RENDER) $ 7.07 6.21%
whitebit
WhiteBIT Coin (WBT) $ 24.22 0.86%
mantra-dao
MANTRA (OM) $ 3.61 7.39%
monero
Monero (XMR) $ 185.69 3.01%
dai
Dai (DAI) $ 1.00 0.08%
bittensor
Bittensor (TAO) $ 453.39 6.90%
fetch-ai
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) $ 1.26 7.91%
arbitrum
Arbitrum (ARB) $ 0.746021 7.02%
ethena
Ethena (ENA) $ 1.02 11.61%