{"id":1361,"date":"2024-10-18T17:19:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T17:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2024-10-18T17:19:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T17:19:51","slug":"eu-crypto-regulation-heralds-new-digital-currencies-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=1361","title":{"rendered":"EU Crypto Regulation Heralds New Digital Currencies Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The EU crypto regulation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/RegData\/etudes\/BRIE\/2021\/698803\/EPRS_BRI(2021)698803_EN.pdf\">Markets in Crypto Assets<\/a> (MiCA), heralds a new era for an industry that will provide access to about 18% of global crypto transaction volumes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/europeancapitalinsights.substack.com\/p\/europes-crypto-regulation-heralds?r=3nmatg\">In an effort to create a framework across<\/a> all European Union (EU) member states, MiCA mandated that from June 30 onwards, all stablecoin issuers hold an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license. It imposed stringent compliance requirements on exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>Some exchanges have adjusted their offerings to include only stablecoins that meet the EU crypto regulations. They want to maintain access to a potential market of 200 million plus when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/coinbase-delist-some-stablecoins-europe-ahead-new-regulations-2024-10-04\/\">MiCA is fully applied<\/a> by year&#8217;s end.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MiCA is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.ec.europa.eu\/publications\/digital-finance-package_en\">EU\u2019s digital finance package<\/a> designed to mitigate against crypto risks. It <a href=\"https:\/\/legalnodes.com\/article\/mica-regulation-explained\">applies to crypto assets<\/a> not covered by existing financial legislation, specifically stablecoins and crypto asset service providers.<\/p>\n<p>This &#8220;is a huge milestone,&#8221; CEO of Circle, Jeremy Allaire, said. It brings&#8221; digital currency into mainstream scale and acceptance,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfDLnVpdJHXG4KsBIk4rah0-_crc5iZ9BGKXdZlhvPK_2V4H23juh9F1jU9XP4t9m4GEuFTwnyBgAonXSKOMnoGzV9uK0MrUoKSmkhvXvCO8AvWc9QczbHOPN36reXxIPKy2CKeVFA5Y7_86CZdt4El4vPUzScO0Y9zMIGvvKoCoUJ05f9xCTs?key=l0pDmCzeixrjKNlMcNK-dg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:624px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Crypto Market Cap YTD, source: TradingView<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> EU Crypto Regulation Prompts Crypto Exchanges, Stablecoin-Issuers Response<\/h3>\n<p>In response to MiCA, California-based exchange <strong>Coinbase<\/strong> (NASDAQ:<a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/stock\/COIN#NASDAQ\">COIN<\/a>) will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/policy\/2024\/10\/04\/coinbase-to-delist-unauthorized-stablecoins-in-eu-by-december\/\">delist unauthorized stablecoins<\/a> that do not comply with MiCA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe intend to restrict the provision of services with stablecoins that do not meet the MiCA requirements,\u201d Brian Armstrong, Coinbase CEO, told CoinDesk on October 11.<\/p>\n<p>Binance, the largest global cryptocurrency exchange, announced in early June that it won\u2019t delist any unauthorized stablecoins on the spot. But it will limit their availability for European users &#8220;only on certain products,&#8221; it said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>PayPal <\/strong>(NASDAQ:<a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/stock\/PYPL#NASDAQ\">PYPL<\/a>) issued its own regulated stablecoin, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.paypal-corp.com\/2023-08-07-PayPal-Launches-U-S-Dollar-Stablecoin\">PayPal USD (PYUSD)<\/a>, through Paxos on August 7, 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/16927\/paypal-gets-banking-licence-in-europe\">PayPal operates under an EU banking license<\/a> in Luxembourg, which grants it business &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/cryptocurrency\/24\/10\/41407471\/eu-crypto-regulation-heralds-new-digital-currencies-era\" alt=\"EU\" crypto regulation heralds new digital currencies era>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EU crypto regulation, Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA), heralds a new era for an industry that will provide access to about 18% of global crypto transaction volumes. 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