HUGE: Circle's USDC becomes EU’s first “significant” stablecoin under MiCA.

First reported Oct 15, 2026, 08:08 UTC

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HUGE: Circle's USDC becomes EU’s first “significant” stablecoin under MiCA. It is the first of 45 EU e-money tokens to receive the designation from the European Banking Authority. The move follows ESMA’s call for EU-regulated crypto firms to stop offering services involving… — @coinbureau (X), Oct 15, 2026, 08:08 UTC
LATEST: 🇪🇺 The European Banking Authority has classified USDC as the first significant e-money token under MiCA, making it the only one of 45 EU-notified stablecoins to meet the threshold. — @CoinMarketCap (X), Oct 15, 2026, 08:41 UTC
JUST IN: The European Banking Authority classifies $USDC as a significant e-money token under MiCA, the first stablecoin to receive this designation, triggering direct EBA supervision of @Circle’s EU operations from November 12. — @CoinDesk (X), Oct 15, 2026, 10:44 UTC

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