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The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)
EU Parliament Approves New Sanctions Laws That Also Apply to Crypto
The laws are to ensure sanctions rules are applied uniformly across the EU's 27 member states.
The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)

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Crypto Industry Cautiously Welcomes Agreement on New EU AML Rules
NFTs, DeFi and outlawing privacy tools might be out, but for crypto firms, requirements for customer checks might be more stringent than for banks, policy watchers told CoinDe...
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The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)
EU Provisionally Agrees Tough Crypto Due Diligence Measures to Combat Money Laundering
Crypto firms have to do checks on transactions of 1,000 euro or more, and the framework adds measures to mitigate risks in transfers with self-hosted wallets.
The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)

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EU Parliament Approves Data Act With Smart-Contract Kill Switch Provision
The final version of the bill's text, reviewed by CoinDesk in July, revealed that it contained a smart-contract kill switch clause.
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The EU's Data Act regulates smart contracts (Pixabay)
EU's Data Act Final Draft Still Contains Controversial Smart Contract Kill Switch
Lawmakers appear to have largely ignored pleas from organizations linked to Polygon, NEAR and Cardano about the clause, according to a final version of the text seen by CoinDe...
The EU's Data Act regulates smart contracts (Pixabay)

The EU Data Act has raised smart contract fears (Pixabay)
EU Commission Brushes Off 'Data Act' Fears by Crypto Industry
New rules could kill off permissionless smart contracts, the industry worries.
The EU Data Act has raised smart contract fears (Pixabay)

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Treat Crypto as Securities by Default, European Parliament Study Says
Landmark new crypto laws under MiCA may have few short-term benefits without further steps, the report commissioned by EU lawmakers says.
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The EU Parliament is wading into the digital euro debate. (Gerd Altmann/ Pixabay)
Digital Euro Holdings Shouldn't Be Capped, Study Says
The research, commissioned by the European Parliament, counters an argument that the currency should be used only for daily transactions, not as a source of savings.
The EU Parliament is wading into the digital euro debate. (Gerd Altmann/ Pixabay)

The ECB's Fabio Panetta at an event in Brussels (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
Lawmakers Could Still Nix Digital Euro, ECB’s Panetta Says
The central bank wants the CBDC to be universally accepted and potentially usable by those without bank accounts.
The ECB's Fabio Panetta at an event in Brussels (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

The crypto industry welcomes the EU's MiCA regime following Parliament approval. (John Madere/Getty images)
EU Crypto Industry Applauds MiCA – But Looks to What’s Next
A vote on Thursday sealed the deal on the long-awaited crypto law, but plenty of details remain to be ironed out.
The crypto industry welcomes the EU's MiCA regime following Parliament approval. (John Madere/Getty images)