ZBD, a outgo level powered by the Bitcoin Lightning network, said the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) approved its exertion for a European Union MiCA license.
When MiCA takes effect and the licence is granted connected Dec. 30, ZBD volition beryllium capable to connection a wide scope of crypto custody and crypto speech services passim the trading bloc, the company, formerly known arsenic Zebedee, told CoinDesk connected Wednesday.
The institution archetypal submitted the exertion successful April. The database of applicants receiving a licence volition beryllium disposable connected the AFM's website erstwhile MiCA kicks in, the regulator said.
Countries similar the Netherlands are among the nations successful the EU that person been getting companies acceptable for MiCA to instrumentality afloat force. Many others person yet to walk the required authorities for MiCA to instrumentality effect successful their jurisdictions.