EU
EU Watchdog Wants to Address Threat Crypto Assets Could Pose to Financial System
The European Systemic Risk Board is looking into measures and policies to address the potential threat that crypto assets could present to the global financial system.
No AML Checks For Most Transfers To Unhosted Crypto Wallets, EU Policymakers Decide
A Wednesday meeting secured a final deal on anti-money laundering legislation for crypto transfers and largely overturned a proposal from the EU Parliament to impose laundering checks on all payments to private wallets.
NFT, Private Wallet Fates Hang on EU Crypto Talks This Week
Officials could this week finalize controversial privacy and licensing rules for the sector – once they decide how to treat NFTs and unhosted wallets.
Brussels’ Fledgling Crypto Industry Flexes Its Muscles
The city that hosts the EU also wants to influence it, with key decisions upcoming on the regulation of NFTs and DeFi.
Luna Only Makes Bermuda Love Stablecoins More
Digital assets are the future, Bermuda Premier David Burt said during the Consensus 2022 conference. He’s not worried about his country being shut out by jurisdictions like the EU.
Outgoing French Lawmaker Calls for Fossil-Based Crypto Mining Ban, DAO Legal Status
Europe needs to stop dithering and capture the crypto opportunity, Pierre Person says.
Antsy Lithuania Latest to Anticipate EU Crypto Law With One of Its Own
Ministers don’t want a crypto disaster to happen while they’re waiting for Brussels lawmakers to dot the i’s on landmark MiCA legislation, but some warn their plans could wreck the sector.
Crypto Exchanges Should Lose Licenses for Laundering Breaches, EU Regulators Say
The advice comes as legislators reach the closing stages of the landmark crypto MiCA law.
G-7 Finance Ministers Call to Accelerate Global Crypto Regulations Following UST Collapse: Report
G-7 officials meeting in Germany want the Financial Stability Board to act more quickly, says a Reuters report.
EU Commission Favors Ban on Large-Scale Stablecoins; Global Crypto Regulatory Body Coming Soon?
According to a document seen by CoinDesk, the European Commission is considering a ban on the widespread use of stablecoins in place of fiat currency. "The Hash" hosts discuss the details of the document and what it means for the future of EU markets and beyond. Plus, a joint body tasked with coordinating global crypto regulation is needed, according to International Organization of Securities Commissions Chair Ashley Alder. Could this become a reality?
