🚨 The EU is about to delist USDT from all licensed exchanges, worth $175 billion!
Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and Crypto.com have started removing USDT for EU users after Tether decided NOT to seek approval under the MiCA regulations.
Deadline: July 1, 2026. After this date, any exchange in the EU that still lists USDT will be breaking the law.
Meanwhile, Circle has gained a monopoly: USDC is now the ONLY stablecoin allowed on licensed EU exchanges.
Why did Tether refuse MiCA?
🔹 MiCA requires stablecoin issuers to hold 1:1 reserves in EU banks.
🔹 Tether believes this regulation limits flexibility and doesn't fit their business model.
🔹 Instead of complying, Tether chose to exit the EU market.
Major implications:
🔸 About $184 billion in stablecoin liquidity will vanish from EU books.
🔸 EU users will have to switch to USDC or MiCA-compliant stablecoins.
🔸 There could be a massive capital shift from USDT to USDC, putting pressure on the price.
🔸 Decentralized exchanges (DEX) may become alternative trading venues for USDT.
Tether remains confident that USDT will continue to operate on decentralized exchanges and in regions outside the EU, but losing a market of 450 million people is a heavy blow.
The stablecoin race in the EU is now a one-horse race for Circle.
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Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and Crypto.com have started removing USDT for EU users after Tether decided NOT to seek approval under the MiCA regulations.
Deadline: July 1, 2026. After this date, any exchange in the EU that still lists USDT will be breaking the law.
Meanwhile, Circle has gained a monopoly: USDC is now the ONLY stablecoin allowed on licensed EU exchanges.
Why did Tether refuse MiCA?
🔹 MiCA requires stablecoin issuers to hold 1:1 reserves in EU banks.
🔹 Tether believes this regulation limits flexibility and doesn't fit their business model.
🔹 Instead of complying, Tether chose to exit the EU market.
Major implications:
🔸 About $184 billion in stablecoin liquidity will vanish from EU books.
🔸 EU users will have to switch to USDC or MiCA-compliant stablecoins.
🔸 There could be a massive capital shift from USDT to USDC, putting pressure on the price.
🔸 Decentralized exchanges (DEX) may become alternative trading venues for USDT.
Tether remains confident that USDT will continue to operate on decentralized exchanges and in regions outside the EU, but losing a market of 450 million people is a heavy blow.
The stablecoin race in the EU is now a one-horse race for Circle.
$USDT
👉 Get hot updates daily. Follow the Channel
https://app.binance.com/uni-qr/cpro/Square-Creator-4a0f2008149d?l=en&r=BOZMO8A1
#Stablecoin #Crypto #Regulation #MiCA