MiCA deadline: EU crypto venues face full authorisation by July 1
Europe's full regulatory regime takes hold on July 1, just hours before the U.S. nonfarm payrolls print that will set the dollar-liquidity backdrop for the rest of the quarter.
Executive and legislative crypto policy — central bank stances, country-level rules, and CBDC rollouts.
Europe's full regulatory regime takes hold on July 1, just hours before the U.S. nonfarm payrolls print that will set the dollar-liquidity backdrop for the rest of the quarter.
The Bank for International Settlements argues that pegged tokens trade and redeem like fund shares rather than money, and that their FX flows mirror deposit dollarization in vulnerable economies.
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The deal would extend a string of Korean broker-into-exchange tie-ups, signaling that traditional finance now sees domestic crypto venues as core distribution rather than a side bet.
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