Europe’s authorized crypto sector could face 1,569 to 5,409
governance and counterparty reviews as the EU introduces Russia- and
Belarus-related sanctions controls in August, according to an FM Intelligence
projection. The base scenario produces 2,849 review actions across the EU27.

The
full FM Intelligence analysis identified 289 authorized crypto-asset
service providers in the EU27. Of those, 256 have at least one permission
related to trading, exchange, execution, or order transmission.

That puts 88.6% of the authorized population inside the
primary group for counterparty and governance screening. The count covers legal
entities rather than brands or corporate groups.

FinanceMagnates.com reported
last week that the EU added HTX to its…