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AllUnity, Stable Mint and Societe Generale are rolling out dollar-pegged stablecoins from European soil, a trend the European Central Bank fears could cement the dollar's dominance in global finance.
The European Central Bank and all 27 national central banks want to replace MiCA's requirement that stablecoin issuers park up to 60% of reserves in bank deposits with a liquidity-based test — a change that could ease Tether's main objection to seeking an EU licence.
OFAC has blacklisted Iranian crypto exchange BitBank and its software provider, alleging the platform moved hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the Revolutionary Guard, including funds linked to a payment scheme for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Wall Street Journal reports that ECB President Christine Lagarde personally opposed Binance's application for a MiCA licence in Greece, which the exchange withdrew before regulators reached a formal decision.
Cybersecurity firm Morphisec has identified malware called RevStealer distributed through a counterfeit 'Claude Opus 5 Free Desktop' app, targeting Windows users' passwords and more than 50 cryptocurrency wallets. Kaspersky separately flagged a second framework, OkoBot, aimed at crypto holders.
Dublin's incoming investment account, due in 2027, will cover stocks, bonds and ETFs but explicitly rules out crypto and derivatives, as the government tries to coax cash out of savings accounts and into markets.