EU officials reportedly plan to consider changes to the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, dubbed by some as “MiCA 2.0,” in response to a US stablecoin law and rules on tokenized payments and deposits.
Europe’s top securities regulator has clarified that many prediction-market event contracts already fall under the EU’s existing retail ban on binary options – meaning the restriction is live law, not a proposed rule – while contracts issued as blockchain tokens may instead be caught by the bloc’s crypto framework. The statement leaves platforms such as […]
The Clarity Act's potential approval could harmonize U.S. crypto regulation, influencing global market dynamics amid EU shifts.
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The European Union has begun preparing changes to its Markets in Crypto-Assets framework after the United States enacted the GENIUS Act, with regulators expected to review stablecoin rules and other digital asset provisions from 2027. According to a report published…
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The European Union has begun preparing changes to its Markets in Crypto-Assets framework after the United States enacted the GENIUS Act, with regulators expected to review stablecoin rules and other digital asset provisions from 2027. Summary The EU is preparing to revise MiCA after the U.S. GENIUS Act changed the global stablecoin regulatory landscape. Officials may expand MiCA to cover non-EU stablecoin issuers, tokenized payments, and tokenized deposits. ESMA will review crypto custody risks at licensed CASPs through the first half of 2027. According to a report published by Euronews on Wednesday, European Commission officials are preparing to revisit parts of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation as the bloc responds to changes in the global regulatory landscape. The report said the review will focus on how non-EU companies issuing stablecoins should be treated
The European Union has begun preparing changes to its Markets in Crypto-Assets framework after the United States enacted the GENIUS Act, with regulators expected to review stablecoin rules and other digital asset provisions from 2027. According to a report published…
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When regulators draw a line in the sand, liquidity tells you who was ready. According to data from DefiLlama, Kraken dominates MiCA-regulated exchanges in liquidity by a wide margin — sitting atop the rankings with $399.71 million in spot liquidity and $206.90 million in perpetual liquidity, both figures the highest among the sampled platforms operating under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. Key takeaways Kraken leads all MiCA-regulated exchanges with $399.71 million in spot liquidity and $206.90 million in perpetual liquidity. Coinbase ranks second in both categories: $305.23 million spot, $167.39 million perpetual. Kraken covers 1,704 markets — more than any other sampled MiCA-regulated exchange. Crypto.com, Bitstamp, and Bybit occupy the mid-tier of spot liquidity, ranging from $130.84 million down to $50.19 million. Backpack and OKX are notable outliers: both show p
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ESMA reviews CASPs to assess custody security, governance, and operational resilience under MiCA rules. EU regulators will examine key management, incident response, and third-party service risks. Crypto custody firms face stricter oversight as MiCA shifts toward active market supervision. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched its first major review of crypto custody providers under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, targeting operational resilience and asset protection standards across the European Union. ESMA Begins MiCA Review of Crypto Custody Operations On July 8, ESMA announced the launch of a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) focused on crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), with particular attention on custody services and digital operational resilience. The initiative will be conducted alongside national competent authorities across the European Un