The new rules will require stablecoin issuers to be regulated as electronic money institutions, Jón Egilsson, co-founder and the chairman of Monerium, explained in a CoinDesk article. Hence, many stablecoins currently offered in Europe are illegal because they are not authorized and regulated as e-money transmitters, he added.
Japan’s Embrace of Web3 Uncertain as Ruling Party Under Threat
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have shepherded the country’s Web3 strategy along with...