The vote on proposed crypto regulation for the European Union is being delayed just days after the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) urged the legislation’s passage.
At an informal meeting last week, ECB President Christine Lagarde said it is “critically important” that European Parliament passes its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation “as quickly as possible.”
MiCA aims to regulate crypto throughout the EU by establishing financial stability safeguards and investor protections.
However, Stefan Berger, a German member of the European Parliament, says on Twitter that a MiCA vote scheduled for Monday was canceled.
Explains the lawmaker in a translated tweet,
“As a rapporteur, it is crucial for me that the MiCA report is not misinterpreted as a de facto Bitcoin ban. The discussion about MiCA indicates that individual passages of the draft report can be misinterpreted & understood as a PoW [Proof-of-work] ban. It would be fatal if the EU Parliament sent the wrong signal with a vote under these circumstances.
In this context, I see the urgent need to resume talks and negotiations with the parliamentary groups on this subject and to create clear facts on the question of PoW.
I will make another attempt with all stakeholders to reach a compromise that provides crypto assets with a proper legal framework but does not challenge PoW.”
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