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On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) called for a series of changes to the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), saying the rules should be simplified while giving investors stronger protection and covering newer business models such as decentralized finance (DeFi), staking, lending and borrowing.

Europe’s main securities watchdog is sounding the alarm over how closely crypto markets have begun to intertwine with the traditional financial system. In a risk-monitoring report released Sept. 10, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) called for heightened scrutiny of connections it described as a growing vulnerability.