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Spain’s Civil Guard Arrests Alleged Leader of 260M Euro Crypto-Linked Ponzi Scheme

The alleged Ponzi scheme attracted over 3,000 victims by offering guaranteed returns on contracts tied to various assets.

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Markets

Tenerife Council to Sell Bitcoin Bought in 2012 After Near 10,000% Price Rise

The proceeds from the sale will fund new research projects at ITER, including exploring fields like quantum technology.

The Spanish island of Tenerife (Freysteinn Jonsson/Unsplash)

Finance

Boerse Stuttgart Digital Expands to Spain as Demand for Crypto Services Rises

New Madrid hub positions German crypto infrastructure firm to capture growing adoption among banks and investors

Stuttgart Stock Exchange, owner of Boerse Stuttgart Digital (Boerse Stuttgart)

Finance

Ripple Extends Digital Asset Custody Partnership With BBVA in Spain

Spanish bank expands retail crypto offering with Ripple custody tech under EU’s MiCA rules

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Policy

Early Bitcoin Investor Roger Ver Sues Spain to Prevent Extradition to the U.S.

Spain’s order “amounts to a clear denial of justice and a breach of the rules governing extradition procedures,” according to a copy of the complaint reviewed by Bloomberg.

Roger Ver (Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Spanish Police Arrest 5 in Suspected $540M Crypto Fraud Operation

The investigation was supported by Europol, as well as police forces from Estonia, France and the U.S.

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Finance

Spain's BBVA Is Advising Clients to Invest Up to 7% of Portfolio in BTC, ETH: Reuters

The bank's head of blockchain solutions Philippe Meyer told the DigiAssets conference in London that it started advising on bitcoin in September last year

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Policy

Spanish Bank BBVA Gets Green Light to Offer BTC and ETH Trading: Report

BBVA had been working on allowing crypto trading services since 2020.

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Policy

Crypto Consortium T3 FCU Helps Spanish Authorities Freeze $26.4M Linked to Crime Syndicate

Authorities in Spain say they've arrested 23 people and seized $26.4 million thanks to assistance from T3.

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Finance

Archax to Buy Spanish Broker King & Shaxson Capital Markets to Expand in Europe

Completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval in Spain.

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