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EU Regulators Publish Batch of Draft Rules for Stablecoins Under MiCA
The draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) lay out requirements for issuers when dealing with complaints about stablecoins referencing multiple currencies or assets.
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Sweden’s Central Bank Chief Wants 'as Little Bitcoin as Possible' in Country's Financial System: Bloomberg
“It’s an instrument that is impossible to value, and in practice it’s based on pure speculation," Riksbank Governor Erik Thedeen said.
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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.
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Frankfurt to Host New EU Money Laundering Watchdog Tasked With Monitoring Crypto
The Anti-Money Laundering Authority is part of a broader effort by the European Union to combat illicit fund flows, and is ready to begin work as early as Friday, officials sa...
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Upcoming High-Level EU Financial Policy Talks Could Steer Crypto Oversight: Source
An informal document shared among EU officials shows digital finance, and thereby crypto, topping a list of priorities to be discussed.
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The Big Misunderstanding: What MiCA Really Means for Stablecoins in Europe
The EU's comprehensive crypto guidance does not introduce entirely new regulations for fiat backed stablecoins, former central banker Jón Egilsson writes. Instead it affirms e...
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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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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.
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EU Banking Watchdog Extends Anti-Money Laundering Measures to Cover Crypto Firms
The European Banking Authority's new guidance for crypto firms will take effect on Dec. 30.
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EU Industry Input 'Really Important' to Stablecoin Rulemaking Under MiCA, EBA Officials Say
During a Thursday hearing on proposed guidelines for stablecoin issuers, European Banking Authority officials urged stakeholders to engage with regulators to "start on the rig...
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