MiCA
EU Parliament Approves Crypto Licensing, Funds Transfer Rules
The vote clears the way for landmark MiCA regulation to take effect in 2024.
EU’s Crypto Licensing Regime Set for Approval as Lawmakers Signal Support
Ahead of a vote Thursday, legislators from the European Parliament’s largest political groupings indicated they will support the landmark MiCA law.
EU’s MiCA Vote Likely Delayed by One Day Without Further Changes
The landmark crypto licensing framework and funds transfer rules will likely be rubber-stamped next week as last-minute upsets now seem unlikely.
High Hopes for EU’s MiCA Law With Final Vote Imminent
EU member nations are already jostling to hold the crypto crown as the bloc becomes the first major global jurisdiction to regulate the sector.
French Central Bank Says DeFi May Be Forced to Incorporate and Certify
Projects in decentralized finance (DeFi) could be forced to incorporate or prove that they meet governance and security norms, a report by the French central bank said, as regulators seek to extend planned crypto laws to cover more kinds of blockchain-based structures. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for the sector as lawmakers in the EU are due to vote on the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation, or MiCA, next week.
Major Crypto Firms Need Extra Rules, Global Cooperation, ECB’s McCaul Says
The central banker said firms like Binance should be forced to disclose legal status and lines of accountability, with extra rules on top of the European Union's upcoming MiCA crypto regulation.
EU Banking Authority to Hire Crypto Experts as It Prepares for MiCA Law
The Paris-based agency will regulate large stablecoins and make rules under the landmark licensing legislation.
Circle Seeks to Register in France, Ramping Up European Play
The stablecoin issuer wants to expand European operations and prepare for new reserve requirements under the EU’s MiCA law.
EU’s MiCA Crypto Law Debate Scheduled for April 18
A final vote on the bloc’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, which brings in a new licensing regime, is due April 19.
Netherlands Will Take Tough Line Enforcing MiCA, Dutch Regulator Says
Laura van Geest said she won’t undercut new EU crypto laws, even if that drives business from the country.
