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Payhound says it has MiCA authorisation to provide crypto services across the EU

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Payhound said it had been authorised as a crypto-asset service provider under the EU's MiCA framework. The company said the authorisation allows it to provide crypto and stablecoin payment and settlement services across EU member states. Payhound said it previously operated under Malta's VFA Category 3 framework.

The MiCA authorisation lets Payhound provide crypto and stablecoin payment and settlement services across EU member states.

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Netherlands' Council of State rejects Sabofra appeal over arcade licence

The Netherlands' Council of State ruled on 4 November 2026 in Sabofra's appeal concerning its arcade-machine operating licence. The company had challenged the Kansspelautoriteit's refusal of a new licence, which the regulator based on alleged poor conduct linked to cash centres used to facilitate illegal online gambling. The article says the court found the regulator's cited facts showed evidently poor conduct.

The administrative law division of the Netherlands' Council of State issued a ruling on 4 November 2026 in the case of Sabofra. According to the division, the facts cited by the Kansspelautoriteit amount to evidently poor conduct on Sabofra's part.

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