Morning Edition · Saturday, September 19, 2026Published at 1:45 AM EDT · New York
The European Central Bank has no formal role under MiCA, and the application had already been judged complete by national regulators.

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, intervened at a senior level to stop Binance obtaining a licence under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA), according to a Wall Street Journal report sum…
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Over 3-6 months, enforcement deadlines and rulemaking debates narrow who can operate, with MiCA culling unlicensed EU firms and US regulators weighing durable rules over fragile exemptions.
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