Kraken launches Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) services in Belgium

Kraken has launched VASP services successful Belgium, utilising its EU subsidiary, which has registered nether the VASP regimes successful Ireland, Spain and Italy.

This motorboat reinforces Kraken’s ongoing committedness to upholding Europe’s robust anti-money laundering and compliance standards. And further underscores Kraken’s dedication to advancing crypto adoption crossed Europe, present and into the future.

“We’re pleased to denote different cardinal landmark successful our European enlargement journey. This motorboat enables america to proceed fulfilling our ngo and amended much Belgians astir the transformative interaction of cryptoasset technology,” said Brian Gahan, Managing Director, Europe. “We judge successful offering a compliant trading acquisition powered by our industry-leading lawsuit service, robust information protocols and market-leading presumption successful liquidity and measurement for EUR crypto pairs.”

Tracking crypto adoption successful Belgium:

• Over 40% of people nether the property of 35 already ain cryptoassets
• There are astir 70 crypto and blockchain startups based successful Belgium
• One subordinate of the Belgium Parliament, Christophe De Beukelaer, agreed to person his wage successful bitcoin (BTC) in 2022

With the Belgian motorboat and increasing European footprint, Kraken is deepening its committedness to Belgian clients and improving their quality to entree an extended array of cryptoassets. 

In September 2023, Kraken announced that it was authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland arsenic an e-money instauration (EMI). This enables Kraken to grow its EUR fiat services to clients, successful concern with European banks, crossed the 27 EU subordinate states and European Economic Area countries.

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