Coinbase EU policy head warns DeFi regulatory proposal may increase user risk
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Coinbase EU policy head says EU strengthening DeFi regulation may prompt users to turn to platforms with fewer investor protections.
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Coinbase executive: EU's DeFi proposal may push users to higher-risk platforms
PANews November 12 news, according to Cointelegraph, Coinbase EU policy head Roeland Van der Stappen said that the EU's efforts to strengthen regulation of DeFi may prompt cryptocurrency users to turn to platforms with fewer investor protection measures. Regulated cryptocurrency platforms may respond to these regulatory requirements by restricting or removing access to DeFi services. In a September response to the European Commission's consultation on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recommended creating a new category of regulated crypto services for companies that provide customers with access to DeFi protocols. It is also considering introducing client "appropriateness tests" for crypto lending.
PANews November 12 news cited a Cointelegraph report on the views of Coinbase EU policy head Roeland Van der Stappen.
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He said that the EU's efforts to strengthen DeFi regulation may prompt users to turn to platforms with fewer investor protection measures.
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The report noted that regulated cryptocurrency platforms may respond to regulatory requirements by restricting or removing access to DeFi services.
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In its September response to the European Commission's consultation on MiCA, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recommended creating a new category of regulated crypto services for companies that provide customers with access to DeFi protocols, and is considering introducing client "appropriateness tests" for crypto lending.
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The report concerns regulatory recommendations and their possible impact, not restrictions that have already been implemented. The core concern is: if regulated platforms reduce DeFi service entry points, users may switch to platforms with fewer investor protection measures; this remains a judgment about potential consequences.
Why it matters to readers
The relevant regulatory discussion involves whether platforms can continue to provide DeFi access and whether crypto lending requires client appropriateness tests, which affects users' service choices and protection measures.
Do not understand regulatory recommendations as regulations already in effect, and do not understand predictions that users may turn to other platforms as facts that have already occurred.
Risks and unknowns
The evidence does not provide the original regulatory documents, so the specific scope and conditions of the recommendations cannot be verified.
Whether the relevant recommendations are adopted and when they will be implemented is not stated in the evidence.
Whether platforms will restrict DeFi access and whether users will turn to platforms with fewer protections have not been confirmed.
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DeFi
A decentralized financial system that conducts activities such as lending and swapping through blockchain protocols.
