Tether’s USDT is running into a regulatory wall in Europe as MiCA forces exchanges to choose between compliance and convenience. MiCA’s transition window closes July 1 USDT may be delisted or restricted on EU-compliant exchanges USDC is better placed to absorb some of the displaced liquidity South Korea may take a similar route with its […]
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83% of Europe’s Crypto Firms Have Not Secured MiCA Licenses, and the July 1 Deadline Is Days Away Europe’s crypto market is about to get a regulatory gut check. The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regime, or MiCA, is nearing the end of its transitional period, and most firms that were previously operating under national crypto […]
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Europe’s MiCA deadline is no joke: on July 1, crypto firms without authorization may be forced out of the EU market, and users could be the ones scrambling to move funds before the doors shut. MiCA deadline: July 1, 2026 Unlicensed firms: must stop serving EU customers Market squeeze: around 75% of pre-MiCA providers may […]
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Spain’s Cecabank has launched a MiCA-regulated crypto custody and trading platform for financial institutions, with Renta 4 Banco already using the service and Bit2Me handling the trading and liquidity side. MiCA-regulated crypto custody and trading Renta 4 Banco among the first users Bit2Me provides trading, liquidity, and market access European passporting underway in Ireland, Portugal, […]
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The European Union is weighing whether DeFi, prediction markets, and crypto perpetual futures should fall under MiCA, its main crypto rulebook. Translation: Brussels is trying to decide how far its grip on onchain markets should reach before the lawyers, traders, and protocol builders all start yelling at once. EU crypto regulation: MiCA may expand into […]
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Circle is getting rewarded in Europe for playing by the rulebook, but its U.S.-linked stablecoin business is facing fresh competition risks and the stock still can’t shake the volatility. EURC is gaining ground under MiCA USDC faces new competitive pressure Circle’s profitability is still shaky CRCL remains a wild stock to hold Circle Internet Group […]
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Europe’s crypto rulebook is heading into its next phase, and MiCA is already being eyed for updates before the dust has even settled. The Markets in Crypto-Assets framework gave the EU a strong start, but lawmakers now face the messy job of keeping pace with stablecoins, DeFi, tokenization, and tax rules that are already lagging […]
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Senator Cynthia Lummis says the clock is running out on U.S. crypto regulation. If the CLARITY Act gets bogged down now, she warns, meaningful crypto market structure rules may not land until around 2030 — and by then, the U.S. may have already handed the field to Europe and parts of Asia. CLARITY Act delay […]
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Banca Sella has won Bank of Italy approval under MiCA to offer crypto custody and transfer services, putting the Italian lender on the short list of regulated banks building real digital asset infrastructure. Bank of Italy approval under the EU’s MiCA framework Custody, receipt, and transfer of crypto assets approved Rollout expected by end of […]
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The European Union’s stablecoin rulebook is now being cast as the toughest on the planet, and for issuers that’s either a welcome dose of clarity or a regulatory brick wall with a nice logo on it. The bloc’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, better known as MiCA, gives Europe a formal framework for crypto-assets — but […]
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