MoneyCircle lands e-money license. Will mint USDC, EURC MiCA compliant stablecoins in EU – Ledger InsightsJuly 1, 202498Stablecoin issuer Circle has been granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license by France’s Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de...
CurrenciesUK Digital Securities Sandbox: limits and digital currency highlighted in consultation feedback – Ledger InsightsJune 3, 202443The Bank of England and FCA’s joint consultation on the UK’s Digital Securities Sandbox closed last week. We reviewed four...
CryptocurrencyThe EU’s public service blockchain EBSI to be formalized as Europeum – Ledger InsightsMay 29, 202468In 2018 European Union (EU) member states created a partnership to develop blockchain-based public services, the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure...
CryptocurrencyDoes the EU’s MiCA law ban MEV crypto transactions? – Ledger InsightsMay 28, 2024104In March the The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched a consultation on a package of rules relating to...
CryptocurrencyWhite House resists FIT 21 crypto legislation – is it too flawed? – Ledger InsightsMay 22, 202499There’s been a lot of coverage about the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT 21), which...
InvestingThe race to regulate: comparing the UK and EU’s approach to fostering DLT innovation – Ledger InsightsMay 6, 202482In this opinion piece, Marcus van Abbé, Head of Digital Market Infrastructures at enterprise blockchain firm R3, compares the EU’s...
BankingCentral Bank Digital Currency: Not an easy choice for Central banksDecember 17, 2022130Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is an electronic form of sovereign currency issued by central banks world over and is...