About this episode
BTCTN's David Sencil interviews Oliver Stauber, CEO of KuCoin EU, at Token2049 Dubai. They dive into Europe’s evolving crypto regulation under MiCA, the challenges of launching compliant products across the EU, and why European governments are still absent from the Bitcoin reserve conversation.
Topics include:
- MiCA regulation and why it’s both helpful and broken
- How offshore exchanges might get blocked in Europe
- Why KuCoin needs 3 separate licenses just to operate
- Why Germany won’t let the government own crypto
- Adoption, taxation, and the future of crypto in the EU
- What global crypto projects need to know before entering Europe
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Kucoin Website: https://www.kucoin.com/
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Oliver Stauber X Account: https://x.com/ostauber
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Jul 15, 2025