By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

AUSTRIA’S financial regulator has barred the European arm of KuCoin from onboarding new customers or launching new products due to a lack of key compliance staff.

The move comes just three months after KuCoin received a MiCA (Markets in Crypto Assets) permit to operate across the EU.

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