Transatlantic chasm over crypto regulation widens

A series of developments this week on both sides of the Atlantic signal different jurisdictions’ approaches to regulation.

The issue of how to regulate crypto is proving to be hard for US regulators. But in the eurozone and the UK, progress on the matter is moving with surprising speed.

The eurozone pushed ahead with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) on 20 April, making the EU a leading jurisdiction

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