Tether USDt custody and transfers ‘not restricted’ under MiCA — ESMA

The European Securities and Markets Authority confirmed that MiCA rules do not explicitly ban non-compliant stablecoin custody and transfers.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added new comments on the status of stablecoins that do not comply with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), adding to the ongoing uncertainty around their classification and use.

On March 3, Binance announced plans to delist nine non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins, including Tether’s UDSt (USDT), for users in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Despite removing the affected tokens for trading, Binance said it will support deposits and withdrawals of non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins after the delisting on March 31.

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