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EU's MiCA Rules Have Had Little Influence on the European Crypto Market, Regulator Says
The rules, which take effect at the end of the year, have yet to spur increased euro-based transactions in crypto markets.

EU Watchdog Says Reordering Blockchain Transactions Might Be Market Abuse. Industry Says It's Not
Maximum extractable value (MEV), in which blockchain operators reorder transactions to squeeze out additional profits, usually at the expense of whoever is sending the transactions, is not inherently bad, some policy experts point out.

EU Regulators Publish Batch of Draft Rules for Stablecoins Under MiCA
The draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) lay out requirements for issuers when dealing with complaints about stablecoins referencing multiple currencies or assets.

Upcoming High-Level EU Financial Policy Talks Could Steer Crypto Oversight: Source
An informal document shared among EU officials shows digital finance, and thereby crypto, topping a list of priorities to be discussed.

The Big Misunderstanding: What MiCA Really Means for Stablecoins in Europe
The EU's comprehensive crypto guidance does not introduce entirely new regulations for fiat backed stablecoins, former central banker Jón Egilsson writes. Instead it affirms existing rules that many current issuers are not yet following.

Crypto Needs Cohesive Regulation – A Look at Europe’s MiCA
From the U.S. to South Asia, jurisdictions are creating a patchwork of crypto regulatory regimes, making international business harder. Europe, with its bloc-wide Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), is different.

Crypto Industry Cautiously Welcomes Agreement on New EU AML Rules
NFTs, DeFi and outlawing privacy tools might be out, but for crypto firms, requirements for customer checks might be more stringent than for banks, policy watchers told CoinDesk.

EU Banking Watchdog Extends Anti-Money Laundering Measures to Cover Crypto Firms
The European Banking Authority's new guidance for crypto firms will take effect on Dec. 30.

EU Industry Input 'Really Important' to Stablecoin Rulemaking Under MiCA, EBA Officials Say
During a Thursday hearing on proposed guidelines for stablecoin issuers, European Banking Authority officials urged stakeholders to engage with regulators to "start on the right footing."

EU Banking Watchdog to Deepen Probe of Links Between Banks, Crypto Entities: FT
Concerns over contagion have triggered the need to "dig deeper into the links between banks and other financial firms," José Manuel Campa, the chair of the EBA told the FT.
