ECB, European Commission Clash on MiCA Changes Over U.S. Crypto Friendly Rules
The European Central Bank is seeking changes to the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets legislation (MiCA) just months after the regulation took effect because it’s concerned U.S. support for crypto could lead to economic damage in the 27-nation bloc, Politico reported Tuesday.
The bank is demanding a rewrite of MiCA, whose stablecoin provisions came into force last June and which took full effect at the end of last year, a position that brings it into conflict with the European Commission, Politico reported, citing a policy paper. Neither the ECB nor the commission responded to a CoinDesk request for comment.
The central bank is concerned U.S. legislation currently working through Congress, such as the Stablecoin Transparency and…
