MiCA, the landmark EU crypto regulation, officially passed the plenary of the EU Parliament πͺπΊ
-517 MEPs voted in favor
-38 against
-18 abstentions
Next steps
-final formal vote in the Council of the EU (EU member states) on May 16
-MiCA publication in the Official journal of the EU 20 days after that
-Entry into application in June 2024 for stablecoin issuers, in December 2024 for everything else (crypto-asset service providers etc.)
I'll share an in-depth overview of MiCA's rules and implications later today.
Btw: The TFR (AML travel rules for crypto) also passed (529 in favor, 29 against).