European Commission to Loosen MiCA Rules Despite ECB Warnings

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The EU may relax MiCA rules to allow global stablecoins to be used interchangeably with EU-approved tokens, prompting ECB pushback and renewed calls for a digital euro.

Authors

Landon Manning

Publish date

June 25, 2025

Publisher

BeInCrypto

Web URL

https://beincrypto.com/eu-mica-rule-change-stablecoins-digital-euro

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The European Central Bank (ECB) strenuously disagreed with the proposal, instead advocating for a digital euro CBDC. It warns of risks to European bank stability, but ignoring stablecoin growth is risky too.

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Instead, if one company issues an EU-specific token and a global version, it’ll soon be able to offer both assets to Europeans interchangeably.

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Rumors suggest that the European Commission is about to slightly relax MiCA rules on EU stablecoins. Specifically, it aims to make non-approved stablecoins in global markets interchangeable with certified EU-only ones.

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