ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Steps In to Halt Binance’s EU MiCA Licensing Process, WSJ Reports
In a development that has sent ripples through the European cryptocurrency regulatory landscape, the president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, reportedly intervened to stop the issuance of a MiCA (Markets in Crypto‑Assets) licence to the global crypto‑exchange Binance in the European Union. The intervention, described by the Wall Street Journal, did not stem from any formal licen…
Sept. 18, 2026, 12:57 p.m.