European Union’s MiCA Proposal Progresses to Trilogue Stage Without Bitcoin B...
The Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory package passed another potential hurdle this week and is moving to the next stage of the EU’s legislative process. Proponents of a controversial text prohibiting proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies, which was recently dropped from the draft, did not take an opportunity to block the draft’s progress. EU Parliament, Commission and Council to Negotiate Over MiCA Regulations Wording proposed by members of the European Parliament (MEPs) which aimed to impose a ban on cryptocurrencies relying on PoW mining was removed from MiCA before....
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The Council's Permanent Representatives’ Committee chair confirmed that the MiCA framework would go through “should the European Parliament adopt its position at first reading." Representatives from a committee with the European Council have moved forward with regulating digital assets in the EU through the Markets in Crypto-Assets, or MiCA, framework, sending the finalized text to parliament for a vote.According to an information note on Oct. 5, the European Council’s Permanent Representatives’ Committee approved the MiCA text and sent it to the chair of the European Parliament Committee....
European Parliament’s economic committee has backed the adoption of the comprehensive Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. It has also supported the introduction of rules for tracing cryptocurrency transfers, part of the latest EU anti-money laundering push. European Union’s MiCA Crypto Law Passes Another Hurdle Before Final Adoption The European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has approved the provisional deal on a landmark legislation tailored to regulate the European Union’s crypto space. The vote, in which 28 members were in favor and only one....
Mairead McGuinness said that she planned to discuss a compromise through the MiCA proposal currently under review in the EU. Mairead McGuinness, the Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union at the European Commission, is moving forward with a discussion on regulating cryptocurrencies amid three major events in the space.In written remarks for a speech in Brussels on Tuesday, McGuinness said the Celsius Network's recent suspension of withdrawals, as well as the crash of Terra (originally LUNA, now LUNA Classic, or LUNC), show the need for....
Members of the committee passed the crypto framework policy in a vote of 28 in favor and one against, with a final vote expected with the full Parliament soon. Policymakers with the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, or ECON, have approved the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework following a vote from the European Council.In an Oct. 10 tweet, ECON member Stefan Berger confirmed the committee had accepted the MiCA legislation, a result of trialogue negotiations between the EU Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament. Members of the....
The European Union’s regulatory proposal for crypto markets, MiCA, has been filed with the European Parliament. The latest version of the draft framework does not feature a controversial provision that could have effectively prohibited cryptocurrencies like bitcoin that rely on proof-of-work mining. Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee to Vote on Latest MiCA Draft on March 14 The EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulations have been submitted to the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON), the rapporteur for the regulatory package,....