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ForkLog 110 06.11.2025

Spanish Institute to Sell 97 BTC Acquired 13 Years Ago

The Institute of Technology and Renewable Energy (ITER) on the island of Tenerife is negotiating with financial organizations to sell 97 BTC.

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ForkLog 33 07.07.2025

BBVA Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Access to Retail Clients

The banking group BBVA has opened up trading and custody services for Bitcoin and Ethereum to retail clients in Spain. The service is available through the bank’s mobile app for all adult customers. The launch followed an application to the National Securities Market Commission in March 2025. The bank independently holds clients’ assets without involving […]

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ForkLog 15 17.06.2024

Spanish Authorities Arrest Hacker with $27 Million in Bitcoin

Spanish police have apprehended a 22-year-old Briton suspected of hacking two major casino networks in the autumn of 2023, according to local media. Investigators allege that the hacker, known by the pseudonym tylerb, is a key member of the Scattered Spider group and was behind the breach of corporate accounts, gaining illegal access to millions […]

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ForkLog 13 06.03.2024

Spain Temporarily Halts Worldcoin Operations

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has demanded that Worldcoin immediately cease collecting personal information within the country and stop using previously obtained data, according to Reuters. The restrictions are set for a period of three months. The agency cited complaints regarding insufficient disclosure about the service, data collection from minors, and the inability to […]

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ForkLog 13 12.02.2024

Torrevieja to Embrace Bitcoin Payments

The administration of Torrevieja, a city in Spain’s Alicante province, announced a digital transformation project allowing local shops to accept cryptocurrency payments. The initiative is being conducted in collaboration with the city’s Ministry of Commerce and the Association of Small and Medium Traders. The authorities aim to transform Torrevieja, home to 82,000 residents, into Europe’s […]

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ForkLog 10 05.02.2024

Spain Proposes Seizing Crypto Assets for Tax Debts

Spain’s Ministry of Finance intends to enhance its oversight of crypto assets to enable their confiscation for settling tax debts, according to El Economista. The initiative is part of reforms to the General Tax Law. A Royal Decree that took effect on February 1 expanded the number of organizations authorized to collect taxes. Previously, only […]

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ForkLog 22 25.10.2023

Spanish court accuses hacker of advising the ‘Russian mafia’ on Bitcoin

Investigation into hacker Denis Katana, also known as Denis Tokarenko, over aiding the laundering of funds for a Russian crime syndicate via Bitcoin has concluded in Spain.

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ForkLog 9 27.07.2023

Securitize enters European market with real estate tokenisation in Spain

The Securitize platform issued security tokens on the shares of the Spanish real estate fund Mancipi Partners on the Avalanche blockchain.

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ForkLog 7 23.06.2023

Crypto.com wins authorisation to operate in Spain

Spain's central bank registered the Crypto.com cryptocurrency platform as a virtual asset service provider (VASP).

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ForkLog 8 26.04.2023

Spanish police uncover $110 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme

Spanish authorities have uncovered an organisation responsible for a $110 million cryptocurrency fraud, according to the local publication Majorca Daily Bulletin.

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ForkLog 5 07.12.2022

Spain national team fan token plunges 48% after defeat by Morocco

Spain's World Cup defeat in Qatar sent the team's fan token (SNFT) tumbling from above $0.09 to $0.03 at one point.

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ForkLog 11 17.11.2022

Bitstamp secures digital-asset services provider licence in Spain

The cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has secured a digital-asset services provider licence in Spain. The Block reports.

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