MiCA


Finance

Crypto Infrastructure Firm Ramp Network Secures Ireland Registration

The company wants to make Ireland its European headquarters.

Dublin, Ireland (Diogo Palhais/ Unsplash)

Policy

Here’s How EU Nations Are Preparing to Enforce MiCA

With MiCA stablecoin rules taking effect in June, CoinDesk reached out to regulators in all 27 EU member states to show where countries are at with implementation.

Europe is getting ready to enforce MiCA. (Danielle Rice/ Unsplash)

Policy

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.

The EU's MiCA law starts to take effect at end-2024. (Pixabay)

Policy

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 are exploring the boundaries of MiCA regulation. (Pixabay)

Policy

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.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Policy

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.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Opinion

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.

Europe (Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash)

Markets

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.

(Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Policy

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.

European Parliament (Frederic Köberl/ Unsplash)

Finance

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.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)