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ECB and EU central banks seek changes to MiCA stablecoin reserve rules

First reported September 22, 2026 by CryptoBriefing · covered by 4 sources

In short

The European Central Bank and the EU’s 27 national central banks have proposed replacing MiCA’s 30% and 60% bank-deposit requirements for stablecoin reserves with maturity-based liquidity thresholds. They said the change would address risks that sudden withdrawals could place pressure on banks.

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Written by our news service from the 4 sources below, updated September 23, 2026.

Timeline
  1. Sep 22, 10:35 UTC · CryptoBriefing
    European Central Bank seeks to scrap MiCA’s stablecoin reserve rule ↗
  2. Sep 22, 11:22 UTC · Cointelegraph
    ECB, EU cenbanks seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit for stablecoins ↗
  3. Sep 22, 16:39 UTC · Crypto.news
    ECB seeks MiCA reserve change flagged by Tether in 2024 ↗
  4. Sep 23, 11:30 UTC · CryptoSlate
    Europe’s central banks want to scrap this stablecoin reserve safeguard ↗
Tone of coverage

How the 3 sources covering this story frame each entity. One source, one vote.

MiCA0 · 3 · 0
  • neutralCrypto.news — “asked regulators to replace MiCA’s 30% and 60% bank-deposit floors” ↗
  • neutralCryptoBriefing — “European Central Bank seeks to scrap MiCA’s stablecoin reserve rule” ↗
  • neutralCointelegraph — “seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit” ↗
European Central Bank0 · 2 · 0
  • neutralCrypto.news — “The European Central Bank ... have asked regulators to replace” ↗
  • neutralCointelegraph — “The ECB and EU central banks want to replace MiCA’s stablecoin bank-deposit requirements” ↗
European Union0 · 1 · 0
  • neutralCointelegraph — “ECB, EU cenbanks seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit for stablecoins” ↗

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