Crypto.com secures EU license to launch crypto financial derivatives

Crypto.com secures EU license to launch crypto financial derivatives

Crypto.com has secured a MiFID license to offer regulated crypto derivatives in the European Economic Area, expanding its presence in Europe following earlier MiCA approval. Mobile-first crypto exchange and payment platform Crypto.com secured a license allowing it to offer cryptocurrency financial derivatives in the European Economic Area. According to a May 21 announcement, Crypto.com secured…

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IXI raises .5M from Amazon and others to bring autofocus to prescription glasses

IXI raises $36.5M from Amazon and others to bring autofocus to prescription glasses

Blink and you’ll miss it: A startup out of Finland is taking a new look at the market for prescription eyewear. Tapping into innovations in eye-tracking and liquid crystal lens technology, IXI is building low-power glasses that will invisibly and automatically adjust to account for a wearer’s presbyopia (far-sightedness). Four years into its life, Helsinki-based…

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Italy finance minister warns US stablecoins pose bigger threat than tariffs

Italy finance minister warns US stablecoins pose bigger threat than tariffs

Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti said US stablecoins’ appeal to Europeans should not be underestimated. Italy’s minister of economy and finance warned that US stablecoin policies are more concerning than President Donald Trump’s tariffs, citing the potential for these crypto assets to undermine the euro’s dominance in cross-border payments. Speaking at an…

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