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On 10 June 2025 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published an opinion (the Opinion) clarifying the interplay between the second EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in relation to crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) transacting in electronic money tokens (EMTs), which term includes most stablecoins. 1 The Opinion provides supervisory guidance to EU national competent authorities (NCAs) on the application of PSD2 to CASPs and recommen
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