Coinbase's October 30 deadline puts 14 restricted stablecoins held by EEA retail customers into a one-time conversion, with late deposits facing recovery limits.
The EBA classified Circle's USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token. Dual supervision starts November 12, covering reserves, liquidity and capital.
Payward agreed to buy Saldo Bank, targeting EU deposits, loans and cards. Closing is expected in 2027; Kraken balances do not automatically gain deposit insurance.
ESMA gives EU crypto firms until Jan. 8, 2027 to resolve noncompliant stablecoin exposure, tightening custody and transfer access relevant to USDT holders.
Circle backs cross-border stablecoin issuance in the MiCA review. EU regulators warn about redemption risks, while the 30% bank-deposit floor remains law.
ESMA wants MiCA to regulate crypto firms that route users into DeFi, while tightening influencer marketing, staking disclosures and stablecoin services.
Europe's central banks want liquidity tests to replace MiCA's stablecoin deposit floors. The proposal leaves licensing and interest restrictions intact.
The EU AI Act's Article 50 transparency rules now require machine-readable marking of certain AI outputs and clear labels for deepfakes, putting provenance systems under a new compliance spotlight.
The EU has added HTX to a new Russia sanctions annex, barring EU operators from transactions with the exchange from Aug. 23.
AscendEX has ceased operations and paused automated withdrawals, telling customers it cannot guarantee withdrawal timing or amounts during its wind-down.
Revolut reportedly told some users it will halt USDT buying on July 6, reject deposits after July 30 and convert remaining balances after Aug. 31.
Binance's MiCA application in Greece faces a July 1 EU deadline after a reported rejection risk, putting exchange access and BNB in focus.
The EU's 21st Russia sanctions package would create a full third-country crypto-asset services ban, escalating pressure on A7A5, banks and sanctions-evasion platforms.