Circle’s USDC Is First to Cross Europe’s Stablecoin Threshold
Circle’s USDC has become the first stablecoin classified as a significant e-money token by the European Banking Authority (EBA), separating it from 44 other notified e-money tokens in the European Union. Beginning Nov. 1...
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EBA designates Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first ‘significant’ e-money token
The EBA classified Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first "significant" e-money token, with new superv...
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