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The deadline for firms to submit comments on the proposed amendments is August 31, 2023

The ECB expects a decision on whether it will continue to test a digital euro this fall

The EU’s new AML provisions are akin to taking a car, removing its engine, and fastening a team of horses to prevent speeding

The US has a history of failing to look even a few years down the line when enacting reactive new legislation

A “reputable agent” separate from the bank’s crypto team will manage the stablecoin’s collateral

European members of parliament overwhelmingly voted in support with 517 for and 38 against

The European Union may be about to see comprehensive crypto regulations in the form of MiCA, which has been years in the making

The proposed regulation, which is not yet law, does not specifically target crypto but could affect DeFi

The European Investment Bank deployed a euro bond on Ethereum back in 2021, but this time it’s only using the network for record keeping

Complications around the translation into the EU’s 24 official languages has led to a two-month delay for the implementation of MiCA

Apple Web3 policy may be affected if it allows third-party app stores on the iPhone

Cryptoassets have become the “bubble of a generation,” ECB Board Member Fabio Panetta said

The European Parliament’s ECON Committee confirms MiCA deal, setting up the regulation to enter force in 2024

The European Union could ban dollar-pegged stablecoins under its new MiCA legislation, crypto lobbyists have

‘AMLA,’ a brand new regulator, will monitor crypto businesses in the European Union considered a risk for money laundering

The crypto bill consensus follows two years of debates among the EU’s 27 member states

The EU’s Transfer of Funds Regulation seeks to apply the same requirements on wire transfers to crypto with a no minimum threshold limit

EUROC is the newest euro-pegged stablecoin and experts believe it can gain traction, eventually

MiCA, the European landmark crypto law, is nearing the finish line in the EU’s long negotiation process

While the US and parts of Europe weigh the role that cryptos might play in aiding Russian sanction evasion, Cyprus is being fully compliant, a government official told Blockworks

EU officials are confident that they are, but offer few details

The proposed measures would expand anti-money laundering requirements on cryptoassets

The European Parliament is expected to vote Thursday on an amendment to AML legislation that seeks to regulate “unhosted wallets”

The clause previously sought to “effectively” ban crypto services related to proof-of-work-based coins, including bitcoin and ether

Lawmakers and environmental activists have been pushing for regulation on crypto mining since at least November of last year