ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Steps In to Halt Binance's EU MiCA Licensing Process, WSJ Reports
In a surprising turn of events, the European Central Bank’s president, Christine Lagarde, has become directly involved in a matter that, on paper, lies outside the ECB’s official jurisdiction. The issue at hand concerns the application submitted by the cryptocurrency exchange Binance for a licence under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation, commonly known as MiCA. Although the…
Sept. 18, 2026, 12:57 p.m.