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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.

The European Parliament is set to vote on a new crypto law. (Erich Westendarp/Pixabay)

Policy

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.

The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France (Udo Pohlmann/Pixabay)

Policy

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.

The EU is set to vote on MiCA. (Pixabay)

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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.

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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.

The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. (Hans-Peter Merten/Getty Images)

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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.

The Paris-based European Banking Agency is hiring crypto experts. (Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images)

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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.

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Policy

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.

EU lawmakers will debate a landmark crypto law in April. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

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.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Karl Hendon/Getty Images)

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AXA Investment Managers Gains French Crypto Registration

Crypto firms are in a race to pass the governance and money laundering checks monitored by the French financial market authority as new EU rules bed in.

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