MiCA News

OKX secured a Malta payment institution license to support EU-compliant stablecoin services, including OKX Pay and the OKX Card.

Boerse Stuttgart will merge its crypto arm with Tradias, creating a regulated European crypto unit providing services in trading, custody, staking and tokenized assets.

The GENIUS Act and MiCA could split stablecoins into cash-like instruments with statutorily protected redemption rights — or shadow deposits that reprice like credit during panic runs.

At a House of Lords hearing, witnesses cast doubt on stablecoins as mainstream money, backing strict Bank of England oversight and criticizing the "disastrous" US GENIUS Act for letting non‑banks into “the money business.”

Bitget EU expects MiCA approval in Austria by mid-2026 and plans a broker-led model with strict asset standards for European users.

OKX says the card supports USDC and USDG spending, is issued via Monavate on Mastercard’s network and is available to verified EU users.

Former London Stock Exchange Group executive Sabina Liu will lead KuCoin EU’s MiCA-era expansion from Vienna, as the exchange pivots toward a compliance-first European strategy.

As the US delays crypto laws and Europe enforces MiCA, markets face regulatory gaps, capital shifts and uneven compliance costs for global firms.

Binance applied for a MiCA license in Greece shortly after France flagged the exchange as still unlicensed under MiCA ahead of June compliance deadlines.

Institutional compliance costs and higher Treasury yields are reshaping stablecoin issuance as growth shifts from rapid expansion to balance-sheet discipline.

Moldova plans to introduce its first crypto law in 2026, aligning with the EU’s MiCA framework while warning citizens about digital asset risks.

The lender will offer crypto trading through its Bolero platform as Belgium’s MiCA rules take effect, despite no licenses yet appearing on the ESMA’s register.

Societe Generale-Forge said its EUR CoinVertible stablecoin is the first MiCA-compliant digital asset that is “natively compatible” with SWIFT’s interoperability capabilities.

Crossmint has secured MiCA authorization from Spain’s CNMV to operate as a crypto asset service provider, allowing it to passport stablecoin infrastructure services across the EU.

Retail crypto access will initially cover Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and Cardano through participating cooperative banks.