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Binance Warns of Multiple Stablecoin Delistings as Lawyers Puzzle Over EU's MiCA

The EU’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets law, MiCA, takes effect next year, but it’s not clear how it will apply to foreign or decentralized issuers

The EU agency warned about crypto (Ralph/Pixabay)

Policy

Digital Euro Conspiracy Theories and Privacy Concerns Put EU Central Bankers in the Hot Seat

Officials promise privacy controls for the possible new CBDC, but are less clear how to respond to wilder opposition.

EU officials are struggling with opposition to digital euro plans (Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images)

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MiCA, EU’s Comprehensive New Crypto Regulation, Explained

The European Union is set to be the world’s first major jurisdiction with a tailored, comprehensive crypto law – promising legal certainty, compliance challenges and global implications.

The EU's MiCA law regulates crypto (Matthias Kulka/Getty Images)

Policy

Controversial Digital Euro Plan to Be Led by Architect of Landmark MiCA Crypto Law

Center-right lawmaker Stefan Berger, who previously negotiated the MiCA crypto law for the European Parliament, now heads up a CBDC proposal many colleagues are skeptical about.

The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)

Policy

EU Stablecoin Issuers With Bank Assets in Reserve Will Get Extra Regulation, EBA Draft Says

The EU agency is consulting on new MiCA rules that mean “significant” tokens are centrally supervised with extra capital requirements

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Policy

SEC’s Stuttering Litigation Strategy Draws Comment From France

French officials boast of crypto-ready laws that contrast with a stuttering enforcement campaign from the U.S. SEC – and are looking to the next generation of Web3 gaming rules.

Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, chair of the French Financial Markets Authority, at the Web3 Leaders Forum in Paris, France in July 2023 (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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EU's Data Act Final Draft Still Contains Controversial Smart Contract Kill Switch

Lawmakers appear to have largely ignored pleas from organizations linked to Polygon, NEAR and Cardano about the clause, according to a final version of the text seen by CoinDesk

The EU's Data Act regulates smart contracts (Pixabay)

Opinion

It's Time for a Euro Stablecoin

The European Union's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulations provide much needed clarity for digital assets in Europe, setting the stage for a bloc-wide stablecoin.

(Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

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Stablecoin Issuers Urged to Anticipate MiCA Rules by EU Banking Agency

Regulators can be notified of stablecoin-related operations now even though the rules don’t take effect until June 2024, the European Banking Authority said.

The EU Data Act has raised smart contract fears (Pixabay)

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EU Securities Agency Issues First Batch of Detailed Crypto Rules Under MiCA Law

Consultations cover authorization and conflict-of-interest rules for crypto companies under the landmark digital assets regulation

(Udo Pohlmann/Pixabay)