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Overregulation threatens to remove Europe’s edge in digital assets, says Wojciech Kaszycki, CSO of BTCS. Summary Regulatory divergence between the U.S. and the EU is accelerating Tether, the largest stablecoin on the market, is actively banned in the EU Each EU country must pass its own law to interpret MiCA, creating inconsistency A few years ago, Europe looked like the leader in crypto regulation. Today, that leadership is slipping. As global regulatory frameworks for crypto begin to crystallize, stark differences are emerging between the U.S. and the European Union. To discuss crypto asset regulation in the EU, crypto.news spoke to Wojciech Kaszycki, CSO of BTCS, a Polish-based Warsaw-listed infrastructure and active treasury firm. He explains why regulatory overreach is slowing innovation across the EU, while the U.S. moves faster than ever. crypto.news: You recently highlighted a report from the Financial Stability Board showing that there’s growing regulatory divergence around stablecoins and crypto across jurisdictions. What does that divergence actually mean, and who’s benefiting from it? Wojciech Kaszycki: If you look at what’s happened over the last year or so, it’s clear we’re seeing a global realignment. Take Qatar, for example. It had to navigate tensions with the U.S. and European governments, yet today it’s home to the most profitable company in the world. At the same time, we’ve seen the U.S. implement the GENIUS Act, and most people aren’t even aware that a significant portion of Visa transactions are now settled in USDC. That would’ve been unthinkable 18 months ago. In Europe, you have the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, which essentially bans the use of stablecoins like Tether by exchanges and wallets. They’re not allowed as a payment method anymore. Meanwhile, other stablecoins are being approved, many of them directly tokenizing fiat currencies. So we’re seeing a complete shift.…

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