ECB President Christine Lagarde asked Greece
Sources: ECB President Christine Lagarde asked Greece to block Binance's MiCA license in June at the last minute, aiming to protect the bank's "digital euro"
TL;DRECB chief allegedly pressured Greece to reject Binance's EU license to protect digital euro plans.
Why it matters: Shows regulatory gatekeeping around crypto compete with central bank digital currencies; raises questions about political interference in rule-based licensing.
Sources: ECB President Christine Lagarde asked Greece to block Binance's MiCA license in June at the last minute, aiming to protect the bank's “digital euro” — ECB leader personally intervened to keep crypto's biggest player, which pleaded guilty to financial-crime violations in U.S., from operating in EU
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