More #EU #DeFi thinking: joint report from #ESMA and #EBA on MiCA 2.0 is out. First half is on DeFi. Next part on lending/borrowing + #staking. Is input for EU Commission's own report on MiCA, expected mid-2025. Aims to be analytical w/o policy recs.

RT @milesjennings: Today, a California judge dealt a huge blow to decentralized governance. Under the ruling, any DAO participation (even….

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Also launching inquiries into:. 🔸#Amazon: about ranking its own brand products higher than 3rd party products. 🔸Apple: for its new fee structure & terms for #sideloading and alternative appstores. ✅ Commission wants to conclude the procedures in 12 months.

🍏 Alphabet and Apple: #appstore rules constrain app #developers' ability to "freely communicate and . 🍏 Apple: some default apps cannot be uninstalled. 📍 Meta: "pay or consent" model for combining or cross-using personal user data.

🍏 Alphabet and Apple: #appstore rules constrain app #developers' ability to "freely communicate and promote offers and directly conclude contracts, including by imposing various charges". 📍 Alphabet: Google searches unfairly prioritize Google's own services.

🔔 #EU opens investigations into #Apple, #Meta and #Google parent #Alphabet under the Digital Markets Act rules. Only 2 weeks after the new rules came into play. #Amazon also faces investigations about its product ranking:.

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Who can redeem a stablecoin and for what fee? New #stablecoin dashboard from @CambridgeAltFin summarizes user agreement terms. For #Tether's #USDT 👇. Minimum fiat withdrawal: 100,000 USD.

New #stablecoin dashboard by @CambridgeAltFin. #USDT reserves 👇. #USDC mostly US Treasury repo's (+ Treasury securities & cash). PayPal's #PYUSD is almost exclusively US gov debt (reverse repurchase agreements), very little cash. Dashboard:

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Consultation reminder: deadline (22 Jan.) to respond to the EBA and ESMA's proposed Guidelines on the suitability assessments of management + qualifying shareholders of ARTs and CASPs under EU's MiCA. #micar #EU #cryptoregulation #EBA #ESMA.

Handy overview of #crypto #regulatory events to watch in 2024👇. concise overviews of legal developments in key jurisdictions (handy refresher!). 💡 80% of jurisdictions surveyed moved to tighten crypto regulation (keeping us busy!). Thanks to @trmlabs, @ChaseFinCrim

FCA Guidance also acknowledges that there are different types of #staking and complex #yield models. Good to see that mentioned explicitly by the regulator.

". Treasury’s January 2022 consultation response recognised the evolving role and shape of #DeFi . and set out that promotions relating to DeFi activity may be within scope. we will keep the Guidance under review and will consider whether further guidance on DeFi is needed.".

Is #DeFi covered by the UK FCA's Financial Promotion rules? Respondents asked for more clarity. FCA's final guidance: "we will keep the Guidance under review and will consider whether further guidance on DeFi is needed." #finprom #UK #regulatory.

That was the tone of the Treasury's initial consultation. The latest response adds little detail as to what a future #DeFi regime may look like, but overall approach is (cautiously) positive: "recognises that DeFi may play an important role in financial services". #Finance #UK.

UK Treasury confirmed its stance on #DeFi: acknowledges DeFi's potential for financial services and does not plan to regulate DeFi now. Prefers int'l coordination. No binary 'centralised v decentralised' but wants recognition of decentralization spectrum.

RT @SGJohnsson: Recurring themes I'm seeing in the amendments so far:.- Specifying custodial arrangements in detail.- Mechanics around hard….

RT @MikeSeligEsq: Expect regulators to pressure test decentralization claims. CFTC Enforcement Director says CFTC is approaching investigat….