The European Central Bank and EU national central banks are calling for tighter restrictions on stablecoin rewards, including returns generated through crypto lending, borrowing and staking. In a response to the European Commissions review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA), the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) argued that electronic money should primarily function as a payment instrument rather than a savings product. The ESCB said it continues to support MiCAs prohibition on crypto-asset service providers paying remuneration on stablecoins. However, it wants the… Read more






