Binance Halts EU Services July 1 Without MiCA Licence
The world's largest exchange by volume won't be able to onboard new EU users from July 1, and existing customers in Poland, Italy, Spain and France have been told to withdraw their funds.
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The world's largest exchange by volume won't be able to onboard new EU users from July 1, and existing customers in Poland, Italy, Spain and France have been told to withdraw their funds.
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With no MiCA license lined up by July 1, Binance is freezing new EU signups and tightening services across the bloc, a setback that hands share to compliant rivals in Europe's largest retail market.
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The bloc's July 1 MiCA deadline leaves Binance with no compliant route through Greece; France is now the fallback, and users in four major markets are already getting withdrawal instructions.
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