Published Aug 17, 2026, 7:44 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 4 sources

THE BLOCK: Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 ($81,130) for violations of the EU's MiCA crypto rules, marking the regulator's first published MiCA penalty. The FMA said Bitpanda failed to submit a crypto-asset whitepaper on time and breached marketing requirements.

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THE BLOCK: Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 ($81,130) for violations of the EU's MiCA crypto rules, marking the regulator's first published MiCA penalty. The FMA said Bitpanda failed to submit a crypto-asset whitepaper on time and breached marketing requirements.