MiCA proponent cites FTX in advocating for regulation: 'Crypto assets are not...
"With a global MiCA, the FTX crash would not have happened," said European Parliament economics committee member Stefan Berger. European Parliament economics committee member Stefan Berger has compared the current situation with FTX to the 2008 financial crisis, using “such Lehman Brothers moments” in justifying the need for regulating crypto.In a Nov. 9 tweet, Berger said proper regulation was needed to avoid issues which “cost enormous trust” in the crypto space, amid FTX reporting financial difficulties. The parliamentary committee member pointed to the Markets in Crypto-Assets, or....
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In an interview with Cointelegraph, the German politician explains why some forces in the European Parliament have suddenly come out in favor of a Bitcoin ban. The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs recently approved a draft of its comprehensive Markets in Crypto Assets, or MiCA, crypto regulation package. The new framework covers a wide range of crypto-related subjects, such as the status of all major currencies and stablecoins and the regulation of crypto mining and exchange platforms.Stefan Berger, a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is the....
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....
“Europe’s upcoming crypto-assets policy framework will be to crypto what GDPR was to privacy,” says Circle chief strategy officer Dante Disparte. Officials from the European Union (EU) have agreed on a landmark law that will make life tougher for crypto issuers and service providers under a new single regulatory framework. Stefan Berger, European Parliament member and rapporteur for the MiCA regulation — the person appointed to report on proceedings related to the bill — broke the news on Twitter saying that a “balanced” deal had been struck, which has made the EU the first continent with....
With the MiCA regulation, the European Union is getting specific legislation for crypto assets that is harmonized across EU member states. The proposed European Union Regulation on Markets in Crypto Assets, or MiCA, (hereinafter the “regulation”) was put to a vote in the European Union Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on March 14, 2022, and in the end, the proposed amendment to ban or restrict proof-of-work-based crypto assets, which would have effectively resulted in a ban on Bitcoin (BTC), was rejected.The question of how crypto assets will be assessed from an....
The latest Mica (Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) revision designates the CNMV and the Bank of Spain as the main cryptocurrency watchdogs in the country. The draft also stipulates that companies offering services in the EU will need to be based in a European country. The norm excludes NFTs, for now. Experts state the law might be in advanced stages by the end of this year. Bank of Spain and CNMV Designated as Default Crypto Watchdogs. Mica (Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation)’s latest draft had an update recently, bringing about many changes. For....