Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly headlines for 19 – 24 October 2026
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ESMA urges tougher safeguards for crypto-assets and oversight of decentralised finance
Changes to the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) should strengthen investor protection and regulate firms providing access to decentralised…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly headlines for 7 – 12 September 2026
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ESMA warns investor optimism masks risk of abrupt market correction
EU financial markets have weathered recent shocks, helped by strong technology and AI-related stocks. But ESMA warns that high valuations…
Switzerland adopts EU’s 20th Russia sanctions package
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted further measures from the EU’s 20th sanctions package against Russia, effective 20 August. The…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly headlines for 3 – 8 August 2026
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EU’s 21st Russia sanctions package targets banks, crypto networks, oil revenues and shadow fleet
The EU has adopted its 21st sanctions package against Russia, imposing a record 218 new listings while tightening restrictions on…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly headlines for 29 June – 4 July 2026
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ESMA tells unauthorised crypto providers to wind down EU services after MiCA deadline
ESMA has clarified how crypto-asset service providers that are not authorised under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, known as…
AMLA launches EU anti-financial crime agenda with focus on intelligence, tech and supervision
At its inaugural conference in Frankfurt am Main, the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) outlined its vision for a more integrated…
Finland adopts first national strategy against money laundering and terrorist financing
Finland has published its first national strategy to counter money laundering, terrorist financing and the circumvention of targeted financial sanctions,…
EU Commission seeks feedback on the functioning of EU crypto-assets rules
Today, the European Commission launched a consultation to gather feedback from stakeholders and the wider public on the functioning of…
AMLA warns of widening AML gaps as fraud, crypto and sanctions risks intensify
The EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) has published the findings of Chair Bruna Szego’s first pan-European Roadshow, identifying major structural…
ESMA: EU financial markets enter 2026 amid high-risk environment
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its first risk monitoring report of 2026 today, outlining the key risks and…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly 27 – 31 October 2025
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Europol: Global experts advance the joint fight against crypto-enabled crime
The criminal use of cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly professionalised, but so too is the global response. Participants at the 9th…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly 13 – 17 October 2025
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AMLA expects high standards to fight financial crime in the crypto sector
With the launch of its powers and responsibilities on 1 July 2025, the EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) expects firms…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly 6 – 10 October 2025
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Crypto-assets: EBA challenges proposed EU amendments to MiCA reserve asset rules
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published two Opinions in response to the EU Commission’s amendments relating to the composition…
ESAs warn of risks and limited protection regarding certain crypto-assets and providers
The European Supervisory Authorities — EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA — have issued a warning to consumers, reminding them that investments…
EBA opinion warns of money laundering risks from careless use of compliance tech
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its 2025 Opinion on money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks affecting the…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part V: Key findings from DeepSeek
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part IV: Key findings from Claude
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Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part III: Key findings from Google Gemini
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Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part II: Key findings from ChatGPT
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Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part I: Key Findings from Perplexity AI
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Insight EU Digitization and Entertainment Weekly 10 – 14 March 2025
We offer delayed access to the headlines of our Insight EU specialized monitoring emails, typically by several days. For real-time…
Main results of the Eurogroup, 10 March 2025
The Eurogroup reviewed macroeconomic developments in the euro area and discussed fiscal policy coordination, assessing past experiences and emerging budgetary…
The 5th Crypto Asset Lab Conference: Investments, Economics, and Regulation for Bitcoin, Crypto-Assets, and CBDCs
January 16 and 17, 2025 Milan (Italy) and online Sironi Room, Università Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della...
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly 9 – 14 December 2024
Here are the headlines from last week’s Insight EU Finance Monitoring, published on Friday night. We provide the headlines with…
Insight EU Finance Weekly Monitoring, 8 – 12 July 2024
These are the headlines of our weekly Insight EU Finance Monitoring, published Friday.
EBA issues ‘travel rule’ guidance to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing
The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today new Guidelines on the so-called ‘travel rule’, i.e. the information that should accompany…
IMF: Crypto as a Marketplace for Capital Flight
This IMF paper shows how cryptocurrency markets can fuel cross-border capital flight by serving as marketplaces that match counterparts with…
ESMA publishes final rules on conflict of interest of crypto assets providers
ESMA sets out draft Regulatory Technical Standards on certain requirements rrelated to conflicts of interest for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs),…
Basel III reforms: New EU rules to increase banks’ resilience to economic shocks
The EU Council adopted new rules aimed at making banks operating in the EU more resilient to possible economic shocks. The changes…
EU Council adopts directive for tax authority cooperation (DAC8)
Today, the Council adopted a directive amending EU rules on administrative cooperation in the area of taxation. The amendments mainly…
EU Council adopts rules to make crypto-asset transfers traceable
Brussels, 16 May 2023 The EU is making it more difficult for criminals to misuse...
Crypto-assets: Green light to new rules for tracing transfers in the EU
Brussels, 20 April 2023 EU Parliament endorsed the first EU rules to trace crypto-asset transfers,...
ECR Group: Making cryptocurrencies crime-proof
Strasbourg 19 April 2023 “Criminals and terrorists will soon have a hard time using Bitcoin...
Crypto Assets: IMF Executive Board Discusses elements of effective policies
February 23, 2023 Washington, DC: On February 8, 2023 the Executive Board of the International Monetary...
Elements of effective policies for crypto assets – IMF Policy Paper
FEBRUARY 23, 2023 This paper aims to address questions by Fund members on how to...
United States: Joint statement on crypto-asset risks to banking organizations
Washington, D.C., 4 January 2023 Federal bank regulatory agencies yesterday issued a statement highlighting key...
Markets in crypto-assets (MiCA) – EP Research Service
Written by Issam Hallak (1st edition). The European Parliament will shortly vote on adopting the...
MEPs call for using blockchain to fight tax evasion and end crypto-assets non-taxation
Strasbourg, 4 October 2022 MEPs adopted a resolution on Tuesday calling for a better use...
EU Commission welcomes agreements on regulatory framework for crypto-assets
Brussels, 1 July 2022 The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached yesterday between the European...
Collection: Digital finance – agreement on EU crypto-assets regulation (MiCA)
Release by the EU Council 30 June 2022, 22:30 The EU brings crypto-assets, crypto-assets issuers...
MEPs call for using blockchain to fight financial and crypto-financial tax evasion
Brussels, 30 June 2022 MEPs adopted a non-binding resolution on Thursday calling for a better...
Crypto-assets: EP Committees want to stop illicit finance flows (updated 1/4)
Brussels, 31 March 2022 Crypto-assets’ transfers would need to be traced and identified to prevent...
Crypto-assets: MEPs agree on draft rules to boost benefits and curb threats
Brussels, 14 March 2022 Uniform legal framework for crypto-assets in the EU Consumer protection and...