ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Steps In to Halt Binance's EU MiCA Authorization, WSJ Reports
In a surprising turn of events that has drawn considerable attention across the European financial sector, Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), personally intervened to obstruct the issuance of a MiCA (Markets in Crypto‑Assets) licence to Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. The incident, reported by the Wall Street Journal, underscores the…
Sept. 18, 2026, 12:57 p.m.