Tag Archives: MiCAR
The US regulates stablecoins for the first time – what now, Europe?
By Alexander Bechtel and Anja von Rosenstiel The USA has created a regulatory framework for stablecoins for the first time in order to secure the leading role of the US dollar. Despite MiCAR, the EU lacks the political will to support stablecoins. If there was a word of the year in the market for digital…
Trump’s crypto policy triggers dispute between ECB and EU Commission
By Alexander Bechtel The ECB and the European Commission are wrestling over the future of stablecoin regulation. It is also about the digital euro – and whether Europe is promoting innovation or slowing itself down in the race for digital sovereignty. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission are not known for discussing…
AllUnity: the new stable standard
By Alexander Bechtel and Simone Conti DWS, Galaxy Digital and Flow Traders launch AllUnity, a new euro stablecoin to promote the on-chain economy. This regulated stablecoin is intended to offer a trustworthy alternative in the global US dollar-dominated stablecoin market. One of DWS’s core convictions in the area of digital assets is that significant parts…