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Setting a Standard for Global Regulation of Crypto
The European Commission finally passed the EU’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets framework with buy-in from 27 member states. For pushing MiCA deftly through a complex legisl...
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By Sandali Handagama
Dec 5, 2022 at 12:36 p.m. UTC
Dec 5, 2022
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A European Parliament committee discusses FTX collapse. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
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EU’s MiCA Crypto Law Would Have Stopped FTX's Malpractice, Officials Say
Some lawmakers worry if the crypto regulations that have been agreed to in principle are tough enough to stem wider structural problems in the industry.
A European Parliament committee discusses FTX collapse. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
By Jack Schickler
Nov 30, 2022 at 11:33 a.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2022
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The European Parliament could prove key to new NFT rules for the EU. (FrankyDeMeyer/Getty Images)
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New NFT Rules Possible if Lawmakers Ask, EU Official Says
The treatment of non-fungible tokens wasn’t fully resolved by Brussels’ landmark Markets in Crypto Assets regulation.
The European Parliament could prove key to new NFT rules for the EU. (FrankyDeMeyer/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Oct 26, 2022 at 9:16 a.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2022
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The EU is pondering DeFi rules. (Daniel Day/Getty Images)
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DeFi’s ‘Severe Threat’ Needs New Kind of Regulation, EU Commission Told
The EU executive is seeking academic input as it turns its attention to decentralized finance based on software protocols
The EU is pondering DeFi rules. (Daniel Day/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Oct 21, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. UTC
Oct 21, 2022
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The EU executive wants member states to get ready to block crypto mining this winter. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)
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EU Countries Must Be Ready to Block Crypto Mining, Commission Says
The European Union's executive arm also wants blockchains to show energy-efficiency labels and to end crypto tax breaks.
The EU executive wants member states to get ready to block crypto mining this winter. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)
By Jack Schickler
Oct 18, 2022 at 1:33 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2022
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EU Commission Launches Proposal for Study of Automated DeFi Supervision
The study is the latest in a series of moves in a regulatory push across the bloc. 
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By Elizabeth Napolitano
Oct 10, 2022 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
Oct 10, 2022
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EU lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of landmark new crypto laws. (Håkan Dahlström/Getty)
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Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Back EU's MiCA Crypto Law in Committee Vote
The landslide support paves the way for the landmark crypto licensing regulation to take effect in 2024.
EU lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of landmark new crypto laws. (Håkan Dahlström/Getty)
By Jack Schickler
Oct 10, 2022 at 4:41 p.m. UTC
Oct 10, 2022
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The EU last week sealed landmark deals on crypto law (Daniel Day/Getty Images)
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Here's What Still Needs to Happen Before the EU's MiCA Bill Becomes Law
CoinDesk looks at what EU crypto companies can expect after the bloc sealed deals on the political shape on anti-money-laundering and licensing laws.
The EU last week sealed landmark deals on crypto law (Daniel Day/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Jul 6, 2022 at 3:34 p.m. UTC
Jul 6, 2022
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The European Parliament is set to make key decisions on crypto privacy and NFTs this week. (Laura Zulian Photography/Getty Images)
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NFT, Private Wallet Fates Hang on EU Crypto Talks This Week
Officials could this week finalize controversial privacy and licensing rules for the sector – once they decide how to treat NFTs and unhosted wallets.
The European Parliament is set to make key decisions on crypto privacy and NFTs this week. (Laura Zulian Photography/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Jun 27, 2022 at 3:17 p.m. UTC
Jun 27, 2022
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EU Commission Favors Ban on Large-Scale Stablecoins, Document Shows
The tough approach, originally targeting Facebook’s now-abandoned Libra project, could see rivals to fiat currency outlawed in the bloc after certain thresholds are hit.
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By Jack Schickler
May 11, 2022 at 6:42 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2022
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