MiCA News

The Bank of France’s governor called for crypto oversight to be given to the European Securities and Markets Authority, and for tightening MiCA’s rules on stablecoin issuance.

ESMA moves to take direct control of crypto oversight under MiCA as EU states clash over cross-border licensing and fragmented market supervision.

Wall Street's ETFs are domesticating Bitcoin into a fee machine, stripping away peer-to-peer ethos while concentrating power in custodial chokepoints.

The collaboration targets Circle’s euro-pegged EURC and USDC stablecoins, with an initial focus on trading on Deutsche Börse’s 3DX.

G7 nations are introducing stablecoin rules, from Japan’s pioneering framework to the US GENIUS Act and Europe’s MiCA, reshaping the future of digital money.

Poland’s Crypto-Asset Market Act awaits Senate review after Sejm approval, sparking a backlash over licensing, fines and potential prison terms for violations.

Dutch ING and Italy’s UniCredit are among nine banks developing a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin planned to launch in the second half of 2026.

Bullish’s European arm became the first exchange to list Societe Generale-Forge’s new USDCV stablecoin under MiCA and BaFin oversight.

South Korea reportedly flagged a record 36,684 suspicious crypto transactions in 2025, surpassing the combined total of the past two years.

Crypto’s path forward lies in embracing imperfect regulation. Waiting for flawless frameworks will only stall adoption, innovation and the tokenization of real assets.

The EU’s landmark crypto law was meant to unify the market with a single license. Less than a year in, diverging national approaches are raising fears of regulatory arbitrage and uncertainty.

BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion in revenue this year, according to one estimate.

Blockchain stakeholders may still negotiate with policymakers on the EU AML framework’s upcoming ban on privacy-preserving tokens, set to go into effect in 2027.

While some legal experts see France’s threat as legally feasible, others argue that it’s only a warning for crypto firms looking for licensing loopholes in the EU.

France’s securities regulator is considering attempting to ban European license “passporting” over concerns related to MiCA regulation enforcement gaps in other EU countries.