BingX EU has secured a MiCA-compliant license from the Austrian FMA, granting the platform authorization to offer crypto services across 29 countries in the European Economic Area.
The European Banking Authority has classified Circle’s USDC as a significant e-money token, subjecting the asset to joint oversight by EU and French regulators.
Qivalis has obtained an EMI license from the Dutch central bank to issue a euro-pegged stablecoin, backed by a consortium of 37 European banks.
The French National Assembly Finance Committee has proposed new taxes on stablecoin swaps and crypto exits, though the measures face further legislative hurdles.
The European Parliament has passed a non-binding resolution calling for a new anti-corruption strategy that targets crypto asset risks, golden visas, and opaque political financing.
Greece is introducing a 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency, marking the nation's first formal regulatory framework for digital asset taxation.
EU crypto platforms must remove unauthorized stablecoins within three months to comply with the new MiCA regulatory framework.
ESMA has set a January 8, 2027, deadline for MiCA-licensed crypto firms to phase out support for non-compliant stablecoins, including Tether’s USDT.
EU regulators have set a January 8, 2027, deadline for crypto exchanges to delist unauthorized stablecoins, impacting tokens like USDT that do not meet MiCA reserve requirements.
ESMA has ordered EU crypto firms to stop supporting non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins, setting a January 8, 2027, deadline to resolve all existing exposures.
SwissBorg has added the WLD token to its platform, enabling users to swap the asset against more than 400 other tokens under the MiCA regulatory framework.
German regulator BaFin has rejected the MiCA authorization application for Bitcoin.de, keeping the platform's trading services suspended since June.
Bringin has introduced euro business accounts for companies in 30 European countries, allowing for integrated Bitcoin and stablecoin management alongside traditional SEPA payments.
Direct fiat pairs dominate euro-denominated crypto trading, while euro-backed stablecoins account for less than 8% of volume on centralized exchanges.
SwissBorg has become a founding member of the Eurøpe Consortium to support the distribution of the MiCA-compliant EURØP stablecoin across multiple blockchain networks.
European Bitcoin markets have outperformed the US since early September, even as American spot ETFs recorded their largest weekly inflows in a year.
Bitpanda co-CEO Christian Trummer reports that the MiCA framework has increased user trust in regulated crypto platforms, while calling for stricter enforcement against unauthorized firms.
Circle is urging the European Commission to reform MiCA regulations, arguing that current mandates for bank deposits and reserve management hinder the growth of major stablecoins in the EU.
Bitpanda CEO Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad believes the MiCA regulatory framework is successfully increasing retail investor trust in licensed digital asset companies.
European stablecoin issuers are pushing for the development of MiCA-compliant dollar tokens to meet global business demand for USD liquidity.
