A landmark agreement for Europe to regulate cryptocurrency markets across the continent is set to bring stablecoins such as tether and USD coin into a stricter regime to make sure they can meet redemption requests during mass withdrawals.
The regulations agreed by lawmakers on 30 June, known as Markets in Crypto Assets — or MiCA — would usher in new capital reserve levels for crypto providers. They would also see stablecoins limited to €200m in transactions a day, should they become too large.
