{"id":32671,"date":"2025-06-19T13:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=32671"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:17:14","slug":"99bitcoins-exclusive-okx-launches-in-germany-poland-as-companys-nordics-general-manager-discusses-mica-implications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=32671","title":{"rendered":"99Bitcoins Exclusive: OKX Launches In Germany, Poland As Company\u2019s Nordics General Manager Discusses MiCA Implications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Global crypto exchange OKX launched its fully regulated centralized crypto exchange in Germany and Poland on 17 June 2025. The launch comes after OKX secured a full Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license from Malta\u2019s Financial Services Authority (MFSA) 0n 27 January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s a big day for us at OKX\u2014and for crypto users across Europe,\u201d the company said in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.okx.com\/learn\/okx-exchange-germany-poland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">press release.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the company announced that the General Manager for Central Europe and the Nordics- Moritz Putzhammer \u2013 led the charge along with Gabriel Manduca as General Manager for Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Participating in the Nordics Blockchain Association on 17 June 2025, Putzhammer discussed the implications of MiCA regulation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our very own Moritz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bizzar0m0?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Bizzar0m0<\/a> took the stage at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nbc2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#nbc2025<\/a> alongside a solid lineup of panelists on institutional adoption. From Bitcoin, Strategy, stablecoins, custody, and security he covered it all.<\/p>\n<p>The momentum shift is real across the Nordics. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tHSc5rZ2kF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/tHSc5rZ2kF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mikael @ OKX (@mikael_OKX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikael_OKX\/status\/1935269581750259978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The OKX General Manager for the Nordics thinks MiCA still has a long way to go, especially when it comes to stablecoins.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-crypto-to-explode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\u201cThere\u2019s still a lot of things that need to be cleared,\u201d Says OKX Nordics GM Moritz Putzhammer While Talking About MiCA Implications<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b>\u201cI\u2019ll share one example of how MiCA has affected what we\u2019re doing with stablecoins at OKX,\u201d said Putzhammer. \u201cOne of the strongest products that we were offering to our clients was a product on USDC \u2013 where you would get like eight or nine percent. Obviously, now we had to shut that down because there was a clear provision that you couldn\u2019t provide interest to your customers on stablecoins \u2013 which I think, from a personal perspective, I don\u2019t know if I would have needed the EU to protect the customer from earning interest on stablecoins. I think the motive behind it, everyone can make their own assumptions, but I think it was probably somewhere along the lines of protecting some of those who have traditionally provided interest to customers. That would be my, let\u2019s say hot take or a spicy take on that. But I don\u2019t know if that is true. So that\u2019s a bit of an unfortunate thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s still a lot of things that need to be cleared out on that front,\u201d he added, \u201cbut obviously from a very personal perspective, like everyone else, I am excited by stablecoins and what they provide, simply by having used them as a payment rails for my own personal and also professional transfers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t need to be on the same actual app as the other one who you would like to receive from or send stablecoins to. You just need to be on the same rails. This is possible through interoperability,\u201d said Putzhammer. \u201cIt is extremely exciting to send some money to Australia within a couple of seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about two topics that would be big next year, Putzhammer said RWAs and tokenized bills.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Explore:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Best New Cryptocurrencies to Invest in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\u201cThis is just the beginning\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>This is more than geographic expansion for OKX. \u201cWe\u2019re among the first global exchanges ready to meet the region\u2019s evolving regulatory standards head-on,\u201d said OKX. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to be leading the industry in transparency with 31 consecutive monthly Proof of Reserves reports, and we hold MiCA licensing in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Germany and Poland, the company is offering access to deep liquidity, low fees, and over 270 cryptocurrencies, including more than 60 crypto-Euro pairs, all on platforms that are fully licensed, fully compliant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore<\/strong>:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/high-risk-high-reward-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">9+ Best High-Risk, High-Reward Crypto to Buy in June 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n        <\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         After receiving MiCA license early this year, OKX launched its fully regulated centralized crypto exchange in Germany and Poland.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         The OKX General Manager for the Nordics thinks MiCA still has a long way to go, especially when it comes to stablecoins.<\/li>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/99bitcoins-exclusive-okx-launches-in-germany-poland-as-companys-nordics-general-manager-discusses-mica-implications\/\">99Bitcoins Exclusive: OKX Launches In Germany, Poland As Company\u2019s Nordics General Manager Discusses MiCA Implications<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global crypto exchange OKX launched its fully regulated centralized crypto exchange in Germany and Poland on 17 June 2025. The launch comes after OKX secured a full Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license from Malta\u2019s Financial Services Authority (MFSA) 0n 27 January 2025. \u201cToday\u2019s a big day for us at OKX\u2014and for crypto users across Europe,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-32671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32671\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}