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Binance Reopens Crypto Exchange Services in Belgium

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Binance has reopened its services in Belgium by resuming its registration for the country’s residents after a suspension for about three months, the crypto exchange giant announced yesterday (Monday).

“We are delighted to announce that as of today, new registrations of Belgian residents are welcome on our platform once again,” the tweet from Binance’s Belgian handle stated. “In addition, various Binance products and services are accessible again to Belgian users who have accepted our new Terms of Use.”

Binance’s troubles in Belgium started following the local financial market regulator, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), ordered the exchange in June to immediately suspend its services and return customers’ holdings.

According to the FSMA, 19 out of 27 “Binance Operators” failed to show that they were “based in the European Economic Area and are authorized, based on their domestic laws, to provide such services in Belgium.” Crypto exchanges in Europe need to obtain local licenses to operate locally.

At that time, Binance dodged shutting down its Belgian operations as the regulator allowed the exchange to transfer its uses under other entities, but only with…

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