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EU Assigns Highest Risk Weighting for Crypto Assets Requiring 1:1 Backing
EU Assigns Highest Risk Weighting for Crypto Assets Requiring 1:1 Backing
January 24, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

European lawmakers are making the bloc’s financial institutions pony up to play with cryptocurrencies. This, as the European Parliament’s Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee on...

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‘Translating Issues’ Delay Vote on EU Crypto Law
‘Translating Issues’ Delay Vote on EU Crypto Law
January 17, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Technical issues are reportedly behind the second delay surrounding the passage of the EU’s landmark crypto legislation. A vote on the Markets in Crypto Assets...

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EU Considers Mandatory Card Payment Terminals at EV Charging Points
EU Considers Mandatory Card Payment Terminals at EV Charging Points
December 07, 2022  |  Transportation

The European Parliament is considering making card payment terminals obligatory at all EV charging points. In fact, as electric vehicles (EVs) grow in popularity across...

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Report: European Parliament Delays Vote on MiCA 
Report: European Parliament Delays Vote on MiCA 
November 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislation looks set to be delayed by several months, with plans for the European Parliament to vote on...

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Final Draft of EU Crypto Law Caps Stablecoin Transactions
Final Draft of EU Crypto Law Caps Stablecoin Transactions
October 06, 2022  |  Regulation

The final text of the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) law creating a broad legal framework for digital assets including cryptocurrencies and stablecoins has been...

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EU Targets NFT Money Laundering; Warner Music Group Plays Along
EU Targets NFT Money Laundering; Warner Music Group Plays Along
October 06, 2022  |  NFTs

In case you are of the opinion that the prices people are willing to pay for collectable profile picture (PFP) non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have returned...

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Today in Crypto: EU Lawmakers Target DeFi, NFT Money Laundering in New Bill
Today in Crypto: EU Lawmakers Target DeFi, NFT Money Laundering in New Bill
September 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Members of the European Parliament determined to fight money laundering will be looking into big crypto transactions alongside the metaverse, DeFi and NFTs. The European...

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EU Lawmakers Rush to Pass Online Platform Bills in Next Week’s Plenary Vote 
EU Lawmakers Rush to Pass Online Platform Bills in Next Week’s Plenary Vote 
June 29, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Parliament will hold the last plenary session before the summer recess from July 4 to July 7, and lawmakers are rushing to get...

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Australia, EU May Take the Lead in BNPL Regulation 
Australia, EU May Take the Lead in BNPL Regulation 
June 13, 2022  |  Regulation

Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the U.S. are looking at regulating the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector. Last year, all three...

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