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raising interest rates may support the dollar's rebound.output: December 30 is an important day for cryptocurrency exchanges in the European Union (EU). According to new regulations, crypto exchanges must begin reporting information on transfers of funds and crypto assets, a move that will put financial pressure on these exchanges but is expected to benefit the industry in the long run.

raising interest rates may support the dollar's rebound.output: December 30 is an important day for cryptocurrency exchanges in the European Union (EU). According to new regulations, crypto exchanges must begin reporting information on transfers of funds and crypto assets, a move that will put financial pressure on these exchanges but is expected to benefit the industry in the long run.

Here's a summary of the key cryptocurrency news events scheduled for December 30 - January 5, 2025:

December 30

Policy supervision:

New EU regulations require crypto exchanges to comply with travel rule guidelines and strengthen anti-money laundering measures from December 30

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has taken an important step to strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) measures, announcing the extension of the Travel Rule guidance to crypto service providers and their intermediaries. From December 30, cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the European Union (EU) will be subject to Regulation (EU) 2023/1113 (Travel Rule Guidance), which requires reporting of information on transfers of funds and crypto assets.

Therefore, according to the definition of MiCAR, crypto asset service providers (CASPs) will be subject to the EU Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime. Once the regulation comes into effect, payment service providers (PSPs), intermediary PSPs, CASPs and intermediary CASPs will be given a two-month grace period to declare compliance with the new requirements. Some general provisions include collecting user information to transfer funds or crypto assets, determining whether a transaction is related to the purchase of services, and detecting seemingly related transfers. In addition, crypto service providers and intermediaries need to declare their multiple intermediary and cross-border transfer policies.

The EBA acknowledged that complying with the EU Travel Rule Guidance will put cryptocurrency exchanges and service providers under financial pressure. However, the regulator expects there will be overall benefits in the long run.

EBA issues guidelines on restrictive measures for cryptocurrency providers, which will take effect from December 30, 2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued new guidelines for payment service providers (PSPs) and crypto asset service providers (CASPs) on November 14, clarifying that these institutions must comply with the restrictive measures of the European Union and its member states when transferring money. The EBA pointed out that these guidelines will help financial institutions effectively implement restrictive measures within the governance and risk management framework to avoid operational and legal risks.

The EBA stressed that if there are loopholes in the control, internal policies and procedures of financial institutions, it may lead to legal and reputational risks, weaken the effectiveness of EU restrictive measures, and even affect the stability of the EU financial system. The new guidelines require PSPs and CASPs to use reliable screening systems to prevent users or entities from bypassing restrictive measures. These guidelines will take effect from December 30, 2025.

The Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations will come into effect on December 30

The EU’s dedicated regulation for the cryptocurrency industry, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), is intended to take effect in the 27 member states on December 30. But some countries have yet to enact legislation to implement MiCA. Portugal’s central bank said on Monday that it had not yet determined which national authority would be responsible for the rules because the legislation had not yet been adopted. Industry associations said the delays in national authorities were partly due to the short time between ESMA’s publication of the final technical standards in October and the implementation date.

Exchange:

Bloomberg: EU crypto exchanges must remove USDT on December 30

According to Bloomberg, EU crypto asset regulations will fully take effect at the end of the year. In order to comply with the Crypto Asset Market Regulation (MiCA), several cryptocurrency exchanges in the EU have removed USDT, a mainstream stablecoin, from Tether. This move is affecting the market for such tokens, with new issuers trying to fill the gap and investors defaulting to using euros for buying and selling cryptocurrencies. Tether's main competitor Circle obtained such a license in July. However, Tether has not yet obtained such a license, but has not ruled out the possibility of trying to obtain it in the future. In the absence of Tether's license, regulated exchanges must remove the token by December 30. Tether declined to comment on its own plans for an e-money license.

Earlier news said that Coinbase plans to delist non-compliant stablecoins such as USDT in Europe .

Tether CEO retweeted several tweets in response: USDT will not be deemed illegal in Europe on December 30

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino retweeted a tweet from weRate co-founder and JAN3 CEO on the X platform, in which he mentioned that there is a lot of "FUD information" about USDT