Circle’s Stablecoins Now MiCA Compliant

July 2, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Circle has announced that its stablecoins, USDC and EURC, are now compliant with the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. This compliance allows Circle to natively issue these stablecoins to European customers. The company is also authorized as an e-money issuer in France, which now serves as its European headquarters. Circle’s Stablecoins Achieve EU […]

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The Two-Class System of Regulation Plaguing Europe

June 25, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital finance, the emergence of crypto assets has introduced unprecedented challenges as well as opportunities for regulators who provide proactive frameworks across the globe. The European Union is the largest government body that has done so through the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), however, it finds itself at a […]

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Euro-Pegged Stablecoin Volumes Grow As New Regulation Acts As Potential Boon for Sector: Kaiko

June 12, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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Euro-pegged stablecoin use is increasing amid new European crypto regulations that phase in over time, according to digital asset analytics firm Kaiko. In a new report, Kaiko says that the European crypto market is facing big changes as the regulations impacting stablecoins in the 2023 Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) law go into effect later this […]

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Binance Announces Restrictions on Unauthorized Stablecoins in EU to Comply With MiCA Regulations

June 4, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Crypto exchange Binance announced Monday its strategy to comply with the forthcoming Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) stablecoin rules, set to take effect on June 30 across the European Economic Area (EEA). These regulations will restrict the issuance and offering of stablecoins to regulated companies, categorizing them as “Regulated Stablecoins.” Binance will make phased […]

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Economist Jim Rickards: The Global Clearance and Settlement System Might Collapse After Seizure of Russian Assets

June 3, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Jim Rickards, an economist and author of the best-selling book ‘Currency Wars,’ has issued an alert about the possible collapse of the global clearance system. In a recent interview, Rickards noted that Euroclear, a settlement service, holds $200 billion in Russian assets. He further explained that Euroclear could face lawsuits if Western countries seize these […]

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Companies Turn to Crypto for Payments as G7 and EU Mull Sanctions on Russian SWIFT Equivalent

June 2, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Some Russian companies have turned to using crypto to settle payments and protect themselves from potential secondary sanctions from Western countries. At least two top metal producers have transacted using USDT, the largest stablecoin in the crypto market, as the G7 and the EU mull more sanctions against alternatives for these operations. Crypto Used as […]

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European Commission Arm Says Convergence of Blockchain and AI Is ‘Upcoming Trend’ To Watch

May 28, 2024 The Daily Hodl

European Union (EU) researchers think the convergence of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence (AI) could have “significant potential.” In a new report, the EU’s Blockchain Observatory and Forum (EUBOF), an initiative that monitors distributed ledger developments across the continent, probed the current regulatory status of crypto assets in the 27 EU member states, as well […]

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Crypto Exchange Kraken Mulls Pulling Support for Top Stablecoin USDT in the EU: Report

May 18, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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The San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken is reportedly mulling whether to pull support for the stablecoin USDT in the European Union (EU). Bloomberg reports that Kraken is “actively reviewing” its European support for the Tether-issued stablecoin. European digital asset trade associations and think tanks have warned that the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) could […]

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European Parliament approves ban on anonymous crypto transactions

March 25, 2024 The Crypto Briefing

The European Parliament has a approved a proposed ban on anonymous crypto transactions executed through self-hosted wallets.

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New Restrictions on Anonymous Crypto and Cash Transactions Approved by EU Officials

March 24, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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European Union (EU) officials are greenlighting new restrictions on anonymous transactions that involve crypto assets and cash. Reporting on the social media platform X, Patrick Breyer, a German member of the EU Parliament, says that EU officials are banning cash payments over €10,000 ($10,862), anonymous cash payments over €3,000 ($3,258), and crypto payments to hosted […]

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