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ESMA authorizes EU’s first consolidated tape for shares and ETFs

The European Securities and Markets Authority on Monday formally authorised EuroCTP B.V. to operate as the European Union's first Consolidated Tape Provider for shares and exchange-traded funds, a milestone in the bloc's long-running effort to unify fragmented equity market data…

ESMA says prediction market contracts fall under EU binary options ban

The European Securities and Markets Authority issued a public statement on Friday reminding firms that products marketed as "event contracts" qualify as binary options under existing EU regulations, effectively barring their sale to retail investors across the bloc.

Binance denies financial-crime failures after EU service suspension

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has suspended core services for users across several European Union member states after failing to secure authorization under the bloc's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation before the July 1 deadline.

ESMA orders unlicensed crypto firms to wind down before July 1 MiCA deadline

With just days remaining before the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation takes full effect across Europe, the European Securities and Markets Authority has directed unauthorized crypto-asset service providers to begin an orderly wind-down of their EU operations. After July 1, 2026,…