Australia Gives Crypto Firms 3 More Months to Secure Licenses

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Spain’s CNMV says no extensions to the MiCA deadline. Unlicensed crypto firms, including Binance, must exit the EU by end of June. Spain’s financial markets regulator has drawn a firm line on MiCA compliance.  The Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) will grant no deadline extensions to crypto firms that have not secured licenses […] The post Spain Draws a Hard Line: Unlicensed Crypto Firms Must Exit the EU appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

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Australia’s securities regulator has extended temporary licensing relief for crypto firms until Sept. 30, giving businesses three more months to comply with updated digital asset rules. According to ASIC, the extension replaces the previous June 30 deadline and applies to…

Crypto firms operating in the European Union will be forced to cease operations if they do not obtain a MiCA license by July 1.

Australia’s Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) has uncovered an attack on a critical infrastructure operator’s network. State-sponsored actors had compromised the network and were preparing to sabotage it, according to its director general, Mike Burgess. Other countries face similar cyber-threats to critical infrastructure. It’s impossible to exaggerate the danger that the country is facing from cyberattacks on its infrastructure, he said, presenting ASIO’s annual threat assessment this week. “We categorize them into ‘threats to life’ and ‘threats to our way of life,’” he said. In this case, the hackers had gained access to login details and passwords for active users of the networks, including the IT professionals guarding it. ASIO had set up a specific team to deal with the issue of cyber sabotage. Australia isn’t alone in facing threats from the same state actors, Burgess said. “We struggle to find a single country in our region that has not been compromised by this state’s

Spain's firm stance on MiCA compliance may drive unlicensed crypto firms to exit or adapt, impacting market dynamics and investor security. The post Spain rejects MiCA deadline extensions for unlicensed crypto firms appeared first on Crypto Briefing.