What’s going on with crypto in Denmark? 🇩🇰 Local regulators said that banks are not allowed to hold cryptocurrency. 🤔
Financial regulators in Denmark are coming after cryptocurrency service providers, declaring that local banks are not allowed to hold cryptocurrency to hedge against trading risks.the local investment bank Saxo bank to dispose of its own holdings in crypto.
According to the DFSA, Saxo Bank offers its customers the opportunity to trade a number of cryptocurrency products through its platform. The firm also offers several crypto-linked exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes, the regulator noted, adding that “it is possible to speculate on crypto assets.”
Citing Annex 1 of the Financial Business Act, the authority said that trading in crypto-assets does not appear to be covered by the legal business area of financial institutions in Denmark. The DFSA stated: In the announcement, the DFSA also mentioned Europe's Markets in Crypto Assets regulation known as MiCA. The regulator noted that MiCA regulations will only take effect in its entirety starting from December 2024. “The area thus remains unregulated for the time being,” the regulator added.
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