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Policy

French Lawmaker Calls for Crypto Committee as Legal Questions Loom

A new Senate grouping is needed to educate lawmakers about the risk of crime using virtual assets, the Centrist Union’s Nathalie Goulet told CoinDesk.

The Senate building in Paris. (Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images)

Policy

Digital Euro Needs Curbs to Halt Lending Crunch, ECB Study Finds

The economic evidence appears to support calls to cap how much central bank digital currency people can hold, to stop them fleeing banks all together, the study suggests.

En un principio, el euro digital se utilizará solo para pagos personales. (Koron/Getty Images)

Policy

EU Banking Regulator Worries It Can’t Find the Staff to Regulate Crypto: Report

José Manuel Campa, chair of the European Banking Authority, told the Financial Times he is worried the agency does not yet have the capacity to supervise digital assets.

El regulador bancario de la Unión Europea está preocupado por cómo hará cumplir las reglas cripto. (Sara Kurfeß/Unsplash)

Opinion

Why the EU’s Rushed ‘Travel Rule’ for Crypto Should Be Struck Down

A crypto reporting provision imported from the U.S. likely violates European privacy laws.

(Calvin Hanson/Unsplash)

Policy

Here's What Still Needs to Happen Before the EU's MiCA Bill Becomes Law

CoinDesk looks at what EU crypto companies can expect after the bloc sealed deals on the political shape on anti-money-laundering and licensing laws.

The EU Commission, Parliament and Council are due to begin negotiations on the MiCA framework. (Daniel Day/Getty Images)

Policy

Belgium Regulator Ponders Crypto as a Security

The EU’s landmark crypto law won’t take effect for a couple of years, but existing stock-trading rules may still apply, financial regulator FSMA says.

Belgian crypto issuers will need to decide if assets are securities to know what laws apply (FSMA)

Policy

NFT Platforms Should Be Subject to Money-Laundering Regulation, EU Lawmakers Say

The rules would cover self-hosted wallets and DeFi apps.

(EU2017EE Estonian Presidency/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

CoinShares Completes Napoleon Acquisition, Can Now Promote Products Across EU

The deal was subject to approval by France's AMF, which was granted on June 28.

CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti

Policy

Crypto World Is Cautious of Finer Details In EU's MiCA Law

Web3 advocates are cautiously welcoming Europe's new law, but must first resolve its paradoxes – like when is a non-fungible token fungible?

French diplomat Philippe Léglise-Costa and EU lawmaker Irene Tinagli huddle in the closing hours of talks on the MiCA law (Jack Schickler)

Policy

EU Agrees on Landmark Crypto Authorization Law, MiCA

The world’s third-biggest economy wants the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation to protect investors and set up strict standards for stablecoin issuers.

The EU's landmark crypto legislation covers a wide range of assets and services. (Vincenzo Lombardo/Getty)