ChainCatcher news, according to an official announcement from Coinbase, Coinbase has obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license from the Luxembourg Financial Industry Supervisory Commission (CSSF), enabling the exchange to offer a full suite of cryptocurrency products and services to a population of 450 million across the 27 EU member states.According to the announcement, Coinbase will establish its European crypto hub in Luxembourg, which has passed four blockchain-related policies. Over the past few years, Coinbase has obtained licenses in Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain, and will now unify these operations under the MiCA framework.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget has officially received approval from the Georgian government to provide digital asset trading and custody wallet services through the Tbilisi Free Industrial Zone (TFZ).As of now, Bitget has completed compliance arrangements in Australia, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, the UK, El Salvador, and Argentina. The approval of the Georgian license marks another strategic foothold for Bitget in emerging markets, further enhancing its global compliance system.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by The Paper, JD responded to reporters regarding the topic of "planning to launch a stablecoin as early as the fourth quarter of this year," stating, "The relevant statement is accurate, but the earlier time point has a clear premise: the specific timeline depends on regulation. We expect to obtain a license in early fourth quarter of this year and simultaneously launch the JD stablecoin. The JD stablecoin will be issued on a public chain, and at that time, anyone can publicly access data such as the issuance volume."

ChainCatcher news, according to official information from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong BGE Limited (BGE) has obtained a virtual asset trading platform license from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. So far, a total of 11 trading platforms have obtained the Hong Kong virtual asset trading platform license, and there are currently 9 applications for virtual asset trading platforms in progress.

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, informed sources say that Coinbase and Gemini are expected to obtain EU crypto licenses from Luxembourg and Malta respectively, authorized to operate across 27 countries under the MiCA regulations.This move has sparked regulatory divergence in Europe, with some countries expressing doubts about Malta's rapid approvals for OKX, Crypto.com, and Gemini, fearing a "race to the bottom" in regulation. Officials from France's AMF and ESMA have also expressed concerns about uneven enforcement. Meanwhile, Coinbase is expanding its small team in Luxembourg to strengthen compliance efforts.

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, informed sources revealed that as the pace and rigor of regulatory agencies issuing licenses in certain countries diverge, two cryptocurrency companies are about to obtain licenses to operate across the European Union.Under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which came into effect earlier this year, EU member states can issue licenses allowing crypto companies to operate in all 27 countries.Two informed sources revealed that the cryptocurrency company Gemini, founded by billionaire Winklevoss brothers, is about to receive an operating license from the Maltese government. Malta is the smallest member state in the EU. Previously, Malta approved operating licenses for OKX and Crypto.com within weeks of the new regulations coming into effect.One informed source stated that as there is widespread expectation that Luxembourg is about to grant a license to Coinbase, the debate surrounding regulation is intensifying. Although the application has been in progress for several months, some pointed out that the scale of the business Coinbase plans to conduct in Luxembourg is relatively small. A spokesperson for Coinbase did not comment on the application but stated that the company employs about 200 people in Europe and has invested resources in staffing to ensure operational security.

ChainCatcher news, according to the token unlocking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Orbiter Finance (OBT) will unlock approximately 35.002 million tokens at 00:00 on June 21, Beijing time, worth about 2.63 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, the two largest cryptocurrency companies in the world are about to obtain licenses to operate across the EU, while the divergence in the speed and strictness of approvals by regulators in some countries is increasing.Under the new EU Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, member states can issue licenses allowing crypto companies to operate across the 27 EU member states. Gemini is about to receive a license from Malta, and Coinbase is also about to receive approval from Luxembourg.

ChainCatcher news, citing the Wall Street Journal, reported that U.S. President Trump stated that he and his team were aware of Israel's plans to attack Iran in advance.In a brief phone interview on Friday morning, when asked what kind of warning the U.S. received before the attack, Trump said: "Warning? This is not a warning. It's that we know what is happening. I spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Thursday and plan to talk to him again on Friday. The attack will be good for the market, as Iran will not be able to obtain nuclear weapons."

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain individual miner mined a Bitcoin block and obtained 3.151 BTC, worth approximately $330,000.

ChainCatcher news, encrypted journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that MoonPay has obtained the New York BitLicense, paving the way for the company to serve customers in all 50 states of the U.S.It is reported that a few companies currently holding this license include Anchorage Digital, Coinbase, and Circle.

ChainCatcher news, Swedish medical company H100 Group has received a $2.1 million convertible loan from Adam Back, with the potential to secure an additional $12.8 million. The funds will be used to further purchase Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher message, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes posted on the X platform stating, "I’m starting to feel that this (referring to the whale James Wynn trying to raise funds at zero cost) could become one of the most successful marketing campaigns for a trading platform in crypto history. HYPE will surely win.Additionally, this guy is likely hedging trades at another anonymous address, specifically to farm the next round of airdrops."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Acheron has become the first cryptocurrency market maker to obtain a CASP license under the EU MiCA regulation.MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) is a comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto assets that officially came into effect in the EU in June 2023, establishing unified market rules for crypto assets across the 27 member states of the EU, filling the gaps in existing financial services regulations that do not cover the crypto asset sector.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, on May 30, the U.S. government submitted documents to the Supreme Court requesting to dismiss Coinbase user James Harper's appeal against the IRS's acquisition of his cryptocurrency transaction records. Attorney General D. John Sauer stated that under the Fourth Amendment, Harper does not have a right to privacy regarding the financial records stored on Coinbase, as this data was "voluntarily" shared with the exchange, and the IRS obtained it through lawful judicial procedures.The case stems from the IRS's cryptocurrency tax investigation in 2016, when the agency discovered that a large number of Coinbase users had not reported their crypto gains, subsequently obtaining a "John Doe" subpoena requiring the exchange to submit records of high-volume users. Harper filed a lawsuit claiming this constituted an unconstitutional search, but lower courts ruled that Coinbase records are commercial documents rather than personal private documents, and the IRS's actions were lawful.The government cited precedents such as United States v. Miller to emphasize that users have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding financial records held by third parties, and Coinbase's privacy policy clearly warns that information may be shared with law enforcement agencies.The Supreme Court has yet to decide whether to hear the case. If it declines, it will uphold the First Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in support of the IRS.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance's Japanese subsidiary has obtained the internationally recognized ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 security and privacy management system certifications. These certifications were awarded by the British Standards Institution (BSI) after a comprehensive audit, marking its achievement of top global standards in information security and privacy protection.Binance Japan's General Manager, Takeshi Chino, stated that this certification is a recognition of the platform's long-term investment in secure and transparent operations, and it will continue to build a trustworthy compliant trading environment in the future. Binance's Chief Security Officer, Jimmy Su, emphasized that this move is part of the commitment to protect global users, empowering the Japanese business with leading technology and best practices to promote the long-term sustainable development of the industry.Binance has previously obtained similar certifications in France, Bahrain, the UAE, Turkey, Thailand, and Kazakhstan. The official statement indicated that this certification in the Japanese market will further strengthen its position in the construction of the Web3 security ecosystem, facilitating compliance and trust simultaneously.

ChainCatcher news, 37-year-old American cryptocurrency investor John Woeltz and a 24-year-old suspected female accomplice have been accused of illegally imprisoning and torturing a 28-year-old Italian businessman in a luxury apartment in Manhattan, New York, for over two weeks in an attempt to obtain his financial account passwords. The victim arrived in New York on May 6 and met with John Woeltz, with whom he had previously conducted business, and was subsequently stripped of his passport and subjected to abuse including electric shocks, drug coercion, and chainsaw threats.It is reported that the police found multiple Polaroid photos of the victim being bound and tortured at the scene, as well as firearms, chainsaws, and other tools. The victim ultimately escaped on May 23 and called the police. John Woeltz has been charged with first-degree kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, assault, and illegal possession of weapons, among other charges.

ChainCatcher news, Binance announced on social media that qualified users with at least 200 Binance Alpha points can claim an airdrop of 8,000 OBT tokens on the Alpha event page starting from May 24, 2025, at 8:00 UTC.Please note that claiming the OBT airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours (by 8:00 UTC on May 25, 2025), otherwise, it will be considered a forfeiture of the claim.In addition, Binance Wallet has officially launched the Orbiter Finance trading competition. During the event period (from May 24, 2025, 08:00 to June 7, 2025, 08:00 UTC), users can participate in the competition by trading OBT tokens through Binance Wallet (non-custodial) or Binance Alpha.According to the announcement, participants will be ranked based on the total purchase volume of OBT during the event period, with the top 6,000 users sharing a reward of 50 million OBT tokens (approximately 8,333 OBT per person). Only trades executed through Binance Wallet (non-custodial) or Binance Alpha are eligible to participate, and trades through third-party dApps will be excluded. This event only counts cumulative purchase volume and does not include sell trades, with no upper limit on trading volume.Rewards will be distributed to the winning users' Binance Alpha accounts by June 21, 2025, at 16:00 (UTC). Users must complete account verification (KYC) and hold an active Binance Wallet to be eligible to participate.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, the cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com has acquired Allnew Investments to obtain a license to offer derivatives trading services in the European Economic Area (EEA).The trading platform announced on its official website that the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license to Allnew. This license authorizes the trading platform to offer a range of financial products in 27 EU countries as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.