TREE NEWS update: Coinbase will automatically convert balances of 14 restricted crypto assets held by retail users in the European Economic Area on Oct. 30, 2026, to comply with the EU’s MiCA regulation. The affected tokens — including USDT, PYUSD, DAI, PAXG and USDS — lack MiCA authorization, and Coinbase has already suspended trading and buying or selling of them for EEA retail users. Users must withdraw to a supported external wallet before the deadline or remaining balances will be converted to USDC or other supported assets or fiat at market prices.
Coinbase to auto-convert 14 restricted tokens for EEA retail users by Oct 30, 2026
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The forced conversion is the practical edge of MiCA: compliance is being enforced at the custody layer, not just the listing layer, and it reaches stablecoins and tokenized gold that EEA retail users may treat as core holdings rather than speculative positions. The burden falls on retail users who must move balances to self-custody or an external wallet before the deadline, while issuers without authorization lose a major distribution channel. Whether other exchanges adopt similar auto-conversion mechanics, and how many of the 14 tokens pursue MiCA authorization, is the open question worth watching.
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