ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Steps In to Halt Binance's EU MiCA Approval, 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 personally intervened in the licensing process for Binance, one of the world’s largest digital‑asset exchanges. The intervention, detailed in a recent Wall Street Journal article, effectively put a stop to the issuance …
Sept. 18, 2026, 12:57 p.m.