• OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK – MICA

    • 27 February 2021
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    • Category: Central Banks, ECB - Lagarde
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    OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 19 February 2021 on a proposal for a regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets, and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937   On the 19th of February the ECB published an Opinion on the MiCA Proposal suggesting various adjustments and clarifications. In particular, it has recommended to clarify the distinction between

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  • LAGARDE CALLS FOR GLOBAL REGULATION OF BITCOIN

    • 14 January 2021
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    • Category: Central Banks, ECB - Lagarde
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    European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde called on Wednesday for global regulation of Bitcoin, saying the digital currency had been used for money laundering activities in some instances and that any loopholes needed to be closed.. continue here In the meantime… Crypto custodian Anchorage has secured conditional approval for a national trust charter from the

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  • EUBLOCKCHAIN PUBLISHED A STUDY ON THE LAST DEVELOPMENTS OF EU BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMS

    • 24 November 2020
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    • Category: Cryptovalues News, ECB - Lagarde, EU Law
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    To support Europe’s efforts to develop a harmonized framework across the EU member states about crypto-assets and their underlying technology (Blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technology, DLT), it is therefore important to study the current level of regulatory and market maturity in each of them. The EUBlockchain Observatory and Forum has undertaken a study on capturing

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  • CBDC IN AN OPEN ECONOMY

    • 20 November 2020
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    • Category: Central Banks, ECB - Lagarde
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    A working paper issued by the European Central Bank examines the open-economy implications of the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and analyses the international transmission of standard monetary policy and technology shocks in the presence and absence of a CDBC and the implications for optimal monetary policy and welfare. The outcomes show

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  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION : DIGITAL FINANCE PACKAGE

    • 31 October 2020
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    Addressing fragmentation in the digital single market, creating a European framework that facilitates digital innovation, creating a European financial data space, facing new challenges and risks, these are the aims of the “Proposals on markets in crypto-assets and on pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology “ title of the Webinar held

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  • REPORT ON A DIGITAL EURO

    • 4 October 2020
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    “The euro belongs to Europeans and we are its guardian. We should be prepared to issue a digital euro, should the need arise.” Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB “We need to make sure that our currency is fit for the future. Inaction is not an option.” Fabio Panetta, ECB Executive Board Member Why a

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  • EC • DIGITAL FINANCE STRATEGY

    • 24 September 2020
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    COMMUNICATION :  Digital Finance Proposal The digital finance strategy sets out general lines on how Europe can support the digital transformation of finance in the coming years, while regulating its risks   “Based on broad public consultations and the Digital finance outreach, the European Commission adopted on 24 September 2020 a digital finance package, including a digital finance strategy and

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  • ECB • CRYPTO-ASSETS TASK FORCE STABLECOINS

    • 22 September 2020
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    PUBLICATION : Implications for monetary policy, financial stability, market infrastructure and payments, and banking supervision in the euro area Abstract “This paper summarises the outcome of an analysis of stablecoins undertaken by the ECB Crypto-Assets Task Force. At the time of writing, the stablecoin debate lacks a common taxonomy and unambiguous terminology. This paper applies

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  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION DRAFT- REGULATION ON MARKETS IN CRYPTO-ASSETS

    • 15 September 2020
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    This draft is a further sign of how the crypto industry is taking giant steps towards European regulation. Download here the PDF: DRAFT REGULATION MARKETS IN CRYPTO ASSETS Source: POLITICO Europe 

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  • THE EU’S PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR A MARKET IN CRYPTO ASSETS

    • 23 July 2020
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    The following article by Lawrence Wintermeyer, Exec Co-Chair of Global Digital Finance, shines a light on the upcoming EU proposed Framework for Crypto-assets. After years of anticipation on December 19, 2019 the European Commission (the Commission) issued a public consultation on crypto assets,  which concluded on March 19, 2020. The consultation paper follows detailed due diligence

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