Wu said that according to cryptonews, the Bank of Spain said that the number of licensed cryptocurrency-related companies in the country increased by 50% in 2023. According to data released by the bank and a report by Criptonoticias, the bank recently issued operating licenses to about 30 companies. The list of cryptocurrency operators approved by the Bank of Spain currently has 85 members. The list contains major cryptocurrency exchanges such as BitPanda, and the Spanish branch of Binance.