# Lagarde Personally Urged Greece to Reject Binance's EU License, the Wall Street Journal Reports

The European Central Bank has no formal authority over crypto licensing, and Binance withdrew its Greek application in June before regulators ruled.

- Published: 2026-09-18T05:52:43.927Z
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Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), personally asked Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to reject Binance's application for a license under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulati…

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