ECB President Christine Lagarde intervened to block Binance’s EU MiCA license: WSJ

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What happened

Although the ECB holds no formal licensing authority under MiCA, high-level intervention led Greece to stall an application that regulators had previously deemed complete, the Journal said.

Key facts

  • Reported by CoinDesk and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:57:06 UTC.

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The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde personally intervened to keep Binance out of the European Union. Three months after the bid collapsed, the world’s largest exchange is still locked out of the bloc.

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