Tag: MiCA
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DePIN in Europe: What Hardware Operators Need to Know Before New EU Rules Land
If you run hardware for a DePIN network in Europe, a set of new rules is heading your way, and the smart move is to prepare before they arrive rather than after. DePIN, short for decentralized physical infrastructure, pays people for running real hardware, things like wireless hotspots, storage drives, or sensors, and rewards them… Read more
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The MiCA Dual Licensing Problem: What It Costs a Fintech Startup to Launch a Euro Stablecoin in 2026
If you have been planning to launch a euro stablecoin in Europe, MiCA is the regulation you needed. It replaced fragmented national rules with one framework across all 27 EU member states. The problem is getting licensed. Launching a euro stablecoin under MiCA in 2026 does not require one license. It requires two. The dual… Read more
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What ‘Yield-Bearing Stablecoins’ Mean for a Fintech CFO Managing Treasury
Many fintech CFOs hear ‘yield-bearing stablecoin’ and picture something close to a money market fund in a digital wrapper. That covers only one of three very different product categories sitting under that label. A T-bill-backed stablecoin, a DeFi lending instrument, and a delta-neutral derivatives product are not the same risk profile, do not sit the… Read more
