MICA

Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
July 10, 2024  |  Blockchain

Crypto is as crypto does. And crypto is, by all appearances, trying to do better. The European Union’s (EU) landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets Act (MiCA)...

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Crypto’s Three Priorities for 2024: Interoperability, Acceptance, Regulation
Crypto’s Three Priorities for 2024: Interoperability, Acceptance, Regulation
July 04, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Halfway through 2024, and the cryptocurrency and blockchain space finds itself at a critical juncture.  It is the same critical juncture, or at least one...

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As MiCA Goes Live, Is Crypto Entering Its Regulation Era?
As MiCA Goes Live, Is Crypto Entering Its Regulation Era?
July 01, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto and Web3 firms have been asking for more regulatory clarity for years. And now, with the news Sunday (June 30) that the European Union’s...

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Circle Attains EMI License From France, Achieves MiCA Compliance
Circle Attains EMI License From France, Achieves MiCA Compliance
July 01, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle has attained an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the French banking authority, thereby achieving compliance with the European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory...

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What EU MiCA’s July Implementation Means for Global Regulation
What EU MiCA’s July Implementation Means for Global Regulation
June 10, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins sit at the center of the crypto sector’s goals for a return to form. That’s because stablecoin digital assets, which are designed to maintain...

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EU Watchdog: 90% of Crypto Trading Confined to 10 Exchanges
EU Watchdog: 90% of Crypto Trading Confined to 10 Exchanges
April 10, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Ten cryptocurrency exchanges account for 90% of the market’s trading. And that concentration could be a problem, according to a report issued Wednesday (April 10) by...

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EU Regulator Proposes New Rules For Foreign Crypto Firms
EU Regulator Proposes New Rules For Foreign Crypto Firms
January 29, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

A European regulator has proposed new rules for cryptocurrency companies headquartered outside of the bloc. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) introduced regulations Monday (Jan. 29) that...

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An American Revolution — How US Crypto Policy Diverges From Rest of World
An American Revolution — How US Crypto Policy Diverges From Rest of World
July 04, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

There will be no fireworks for the digital asset sector this July Fourth.  It’s looking like the course du jour being cooked on the grill...

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Circle Says Lack of Direct EMI Access to EU Central Bank Accounts Stifles Payments Innovation
Circle Says Lack of Direct EMI Access to EU Central Bank Accounts Stifles Payments Innovation
May 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

To access central bank accounts in the European Union (EU) today, electronic money token (EMT) issuers, and by extension all electronic money institutions (EMIs), have...

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