ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Steps In to Halt Binance’s EU MiCA Licensing, WSJ Reports
In a surprising turn of events that has sent ripples through the European cryptocurrency sector, the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, is reported to have intervened directly in the licensing process of the world’s largest crypto‑exchange, Binance, under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA). Although the ECB does not have a statutory role in gra…
Sept. 18, 2026, 12:57 p.m.