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MiCA explainer
As of mid-August, the ESMA MiCA register contains approximately 325-329 CASPs, but net growth is modest and primarily driven by German credit institutions (Article 60 notifications), not crypto exchanges. No new CASPs have been added in the Baltics and Nordics since June-July. This explanation includes snapshot dates and a caveat regarding tracker lag.
News
No clearly dateable major news in our segment over the last 24 hours, so we offer a weekly brief. Key event: Swedish exchange Goobit/BTCX announced a leadership change on 14th August - new CEO Gustav Buder from Bybit - against the backdrop of a MiCA licence rejection (2nd July) and subsequent appeal. Additionally: the ESMA MiCA register reaches ~323 CASPs (18th August) and our watch list.
toms-abeltins · 20 Aug · 6 min read
News
On Tuesday, 18th August, the crypto market showed a moderate recovery amidst geopolitical stalemate and Fed expectations. Bitcoin traded around $64,135 (Fortune, 6.45 ET, approximately +1.38% in 24h) to $64,080 (Yahoo, 9.19 ET), while Ethereum was around $1,895 (Yahoo, approximately -57.3% year-on-year). SOL was around $75.73 (+0.7%), XRP around $0.99. Total market capitalisation was approximately $2.28 trillion (+2.6%), with BTC dominance at 56.5%. The Fear and Greed Index rose to 41 ("fear") from 31. In the background - the probability of a Fed rate hike in September was around 38-40%, spot BTC ETF inflows on Monday after three days of outflows, and hacks exceeding $37 million in the previous week.
toms-abeltins · 19 Aug · 7 min read
News
In the last 24-48 hours, there hasn't been a clearly datable new major event in our segment, so we're summarising the most significant datable development of the week: the leadership change at Swedish exchange Goobit (BTCX) (new CEO Gustav Buder from 15th August) against the backdrop of its MiCA rejection and court appeal. With regional context and a watchlist (Coldcard, ESMA register).
toms-abeltins · 19 Aug · 6 min read
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