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Nexo just got the green light from Italy's financial watchdog (OAM) to operate as a virtual currency service provider. The crypto lender is now officially compliant to serve Italian users.
This isn't breaking news in the VASP space though—the Italian licensing rush kicked off in 2022, with several major players already holding OAM credentials. Co-founder Antoni Trenchev framed this as part of their bigger European compliance play, positioning Nexo as a "regulatory leader" with solid infrastructure.
The real upside? MiCA rules dropping in 2024 could let licensed crypto firms passport across all 27 EU nations. Nexo's betting on this—if it happens, one EU license = access to the whole bloc. That's the endgame here, not just Italy alone.
Geming got their OAM license recently too. The pattern's clear: European regulators are slowly opening doors, but only to companies willing to jump through compliance hoops. For Nexo, this is a checkbox on the way to broader EU expansion.