France turns up the heat on Binance and rivals amid EU power struggle

France turns up the heat on Binance and rivals amid EU power struggle

French regulator ACPR is auditing Binance and dozens of exchanges as Paris seeks a greater role in enforcing MiCA rules across Europe. France’s banking regulator is conducting additional Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks on Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges, as Paris lobbies for more authority over Europe’s crypto industry under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)….

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Here’s what happened in crypto today

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, Roger Ver has reportedly reached a deal with the US Justice Department to avoid prison over tax charges. Luxembourg’s sovereign wealth fund made its…

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EU eyes euro stablecoins to challenge dollar monopoly

EU eyes euro stablecoins to challenge dollar monopoly

The change in rhetoric followed a US dollar-pegged stablecoin boom in 2025 due to the passage of key legislation in the United States. The European Union should foster the development of euro-denominated stablecoins to compete with US dollar-denominated tokens, according to Pierre Gramegna, the managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), an economic crisis…

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Battlefield alum DevAlly raises €2M to help companies with Europe’s feisty new accessibility law

Battlefield alum DevAlly raises €2M to help companies with Europe’s feisty new accessibility law

Many businesses that provide goods and services to the EU’s 450 million consumers must comply with new accessibility standards that took effect in June. Like the GDPR before it, this new act had companies scrambling to adjust their websites, e-commerce platforms, and banking apps. But despite similar standards existing in the U.S., many still have…

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EU Chat Control hinges on Germany’s decision

EU Chat Control hinges on Germany’s decision

The EU’s proposed Chat Control law is just short of the critical support it needs to pass in the EU Council, and Germany could change the balance. As the EU Council heads to vote on the so-called “Chat Control” law, Germany could prove the deciding factor. Put forward by Denmark, the law would essentially eliminate…

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ECB president calls to address risks from non-EU stablecoins

ECB president calls to address risks from non-EU stablecoins

Amid the US set to implement a stablecoin framework after passage of the GENIUS Act, EU officials are looking at the implications of foreign-issued stablecoins. Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), is calling for policymakers to address gaps in stablecoin regulation, particularly for those issued beyond the “robust” Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)…

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