The policymakers, who represent the world’s third-largest economy, have been haggling for nearly two years over the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework. As it stood on Thursday, the legislative package sets up requirements for crypto issuers to publish a kind of technical manifesto called a “white paper,” to register with the authorities and to keep proper bank-style reserves for stablecoins (cryptocurrencies pegged to the value of sovereign currencies like the euro).
EU Agrees on Landmark Crypto Authorization Law, MiCA
