ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Steps In to Halt Binance’s EU MiCA Licensing Process, WSJ Reports
In a surprising turn of events that has sent ripples through the European cryptocurrency regulatory landscape, Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), is reported to have intervened directly in the licensing procedure for Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA) regulation. Although the EC…
Sept. 18, 2026, 12:57 p.m.