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The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has called for crypto regulation to prevent sanction evasion

by Baisakhi Mishra
February 27, 2022
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The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has called for crypto regulation to prevent sanction evasion

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Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank has called for crypto regulation. Russia may be able to dodge economic sanctions by using digital assets. MiCa is a regulatory framework that encourages innovation while also maximizing the potential of crypto-assets while maintaining financial stability and safeguarding investors.

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President of the ECB Calls for Crypto Regulation to Prevent Sanction Evasion

The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has called for crypto regulation to prevent sanction evasion
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In the most recent of these scenarios, the ongoing global crisis involving Russia has resurrected debate over the need for crypto legislation. Russia has attacked Ukraine in recent days for a variety of reasons, including its continued attempt to join NATO.

Several countries, notably the European Union, have placed significant economic penalties on Russia in response to the invasion, which has been widely denounced.

However, because the Russian government may be able to dodge the sanctions by using crypto assets, these restrictions may not have the far-reaching effects envisaged.

This potential has prompted Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), to call on lawmakers to support a crypto regulatory framework.

At an informal meeting of economics and finance ministers on Friday, Lagarde made this statement in response to a reporter’s query about Russia possibly using crypto to escape some of these sanctions.

She stated that any sanctions imposed on Russia by European legislators will be implemented by the ECB.

The ECB president, on the other hand, acknowledged that digital assets can be used to go over any restrictions put on the country, and asked lawmakers to reform the current crypto regulatory environment.

“Whenever there is a ban or prohibition in place, or a system in place to boycott or prohibit,” Lagarde added, “there are always criminal ways to try to bypass the restriction or the ban.”

She went on to say that Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) must be pushed through as quickly as possible so that a regulatory framework can be established within which crypto assets may be caught.

The MiCA is a regulatory framework that encourages innovation while also maximizing the potential of crypto-assets while maintaining financial stability and safeguarding investors.

The proposal was first presented to the European Commission in September 2020 and was adopted by the European Council in November 2021. It was scheduled for a vote in the European Parliament on Monday, but it was postponed after rapporteur Stefan Berge stated that the vote could be misinterpreted as a ban on proof-of-work crypto mining.

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Also read: Brazil to Legalize The Local Cryptocurrency Market

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