ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Steps In to Halt Binance's EU MiCA Licensing Process, WSJ Reports
The recent report by the Wall Street Journal highlights an unusual episode in the ongoing rollout of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets regulation, commonly known as MiCA. At the centre of the story is Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), who, despite the ECB’s limited formal authority over crypto‑asset licensing, intervened in a way that effectively stalled…
Sept. 18, 2026, 12:57 p.m.