Global Crypto Regulation Needs Coordination, not Duplication, Legal Experts Say
Regulators worldwide have been working for several years to determine how best to coordinate international crypto regulation. Earlier this month, the European Parliament approved the European Union’s crypto-assets framework, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which some observers have said could form a template for other jurisdictions. Even so, each country or region has issues that are area specific, the panelists said.
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