EU securities regulator clears next step for tokenized trading pilot program

The European Securities and Markets Agency (ESMA), a European supervisory authority, stated that it will not need to adjust regulatory standards for a pilot trading project using distributed ledger te...

Europe’s Securities Regulator ESMA Seeks to Obtain Crypto Transaction Data – Regulation Bitcoin News

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is gearing up to implement stricter oversight in regards to crypto-related transactions. The agency is now looking to hire suppliers of trading dat...

ESMA Chair says crypto needs urgent regulation to protect investors

? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! Verena Ross, the Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has called for the urgent regulation of the cr...

ESMA Wants Curbs on ‘Gamification’ of Trading, Payments-for-Order-Flow

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which oversees the European securities markets, is seeking the further tighten the investor protection measures for traders and has already made c...

EU Designates ESMA as Crypto Regulator of the Region in Latest MiCA Draft – Regulation Bitcoin News

The Parliament of the EU has designated ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, the top cryptocurrency regulator of the region in the latest draft of MiCA, the Markets in Crypto Assets re...

ESMA Extends Recognition of 3 UK CCPs until June 2025

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced on Friday that it has extended the deadline for temporary recognition of three United Kingdom-based central counterparties (CCPs) until J...

ESMA Fines Trade Repository REGIS-TR €186K for EMIR Violations

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has slapped a €186,000 monetary penalty on REGIS-TR, which is the second-largest EU-based trade repository in terms of the number of clients and re...

ESMA Names Dr Theocharides as Chairman of the Economic and Markets Analysis Committee

ESMA announced that it has named Dr Theocharides as its new Chairman of the Economic and Markets Analysis Committee. Recently shared in a press release with Finance Magnates, Dr George Theocharides, a...

ESMA & CYSEC, Russian sanctions, eToro: Editor’s Pick

With the continuing events in Ukraine dominating global news headlines, let’s take a look at the biggest news stories from the worlds of forex, fintech, and crypto, in our best of the week segme...

CySEC Comments on Recent Peer Review Made by ESMA

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a statement about the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recommendations on cross-border activities supervision. “CySEC w...

ESMA Recommends CySEC to Improve Cross-Border Activities Supervision

The European Securities and Markets Authority ( ESMA  ESMA European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is an independent Authority of the European Union that is responsible for the safety, securi...

ESMA Alarms over Upcoming Market Correction

The European Securities and Markets Authority (    ESMA  ESMA European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is an independent Authority of the European Union that is responsible for the safety, sec...

ESMA Is Consulting on Investment Suitability Requirements

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is consulting on some aspects of investment suitability requirements under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). The regulator...

ESMA vice-chairman calls for ban on proof-of-work crypto mining

In an interview with Financial Times Vice-chairman of European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA) Erik Thedèen urged EU regulators to restrict the usage of the proof-of-work model while mining ...

ESMA Vice Chair calls upon the EU to ban Proof-of-Work crypto mining

Erik Thedéen, the Vice Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has proposed that the European Union (EU) ban crypto mining powered by Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanisms. A...

ESMA vice chair calls for proof of work mining ban

advertisement The vice chair of an influential markets watchdog in Europe has called for a ban on proof of work mining over concerns about how energy intensive it is. Erik Thedéen, vice chair of the E...

EU’s ESMA Wants Public Input on Proposed DLT Regulation

The European Union’s Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has called on concerned market stakeholders to comment on its proposed regulation bordering on the use of Distributed Ledger Technology (DL...