TREE NEWS update: Circle’s EU issuer will report reserves and liquidity to the European Banking Authority instead of France’s ACPR from Nov. 12, after USDC became the first e-money token to cross MiCA’s significance threshold. The shift places the stablecoin’s European reserves and capital under direct EBA supervision.
USDC EU Reserves Move to EBA Oversight Under MiCA
Crossing MiCA's significance threshold changes the supervisory relationship, not just the reporting line: the EBA gains a direct view of USDC's European reserves and capital, while the French regulator steps back. That matters for issuers competing in the EU, because the threshold is now a demonstrated regulatory trigger rather than a theoretical one, and the obligations attached to it apply regardless of where the parent sits. Whether other large euro-area e-money tokens follow into EBA oversight is the open question.
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