Binance, Crypto.com, Kraken, and other cryptocurrency exchanges continue to include Tether's USDT on their EU platforms weeks before the MiCA final deadline on December 30.
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Europe continue to support Tether's USDt stablecoin, even after Coinbase announced its delisting for European customers to comply with upcoming regulatory requirements.
Major exchanges, including Binance, Crypto.com, and Kraken, have maintained support.
after Coinbase's delisting of the stablecoin on December 13.
Other platforms like KuCoin, Mexc, and Bitget also offer stablecoins to European users despite the imminent full application of the Regulation on Crypto-Asset Markets (MiCA) on December 30.
The US-based exchange Coinbase said it suspended the listing of USDT to comply with MiCA.
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Has any other exchange delisted USDT in the EU?
Although Coinbase considers USDT a stablecoin restricted by MiCA at least since October, European authorities have not clearly stated whether it should be considered in violation of local legislation.
Other exchanges operating in Europe have not commented on the issue of USDT's delisting, and only a few seem to have done so.
OKX told Cointelegraph that it delisted USDT in March 2024, citing a shift in focus towards euro-based trading pairs.
However, as of December 17, OKX and Bitpanda still have USDT on their platforms, Cointelegraph has learned.
Bitpanda declined to comment on whether the exchange has delisted or plans to delist USDT in the near future.
There are only a few weeks left until the MiCA deadline.
Stablecoin regulation is part of phase one of MiCA's stablecoin regime, which has been in effect since June, but the stablecoin framework is expected to fully come into force starting December 30.
As the deadline approaches, cryptocurrency exchanges in Europe still have time to decide whether to list or delist USDT in the coming weeks.
