EU DeFi Proposals Could Restrict Crypto Access: Coinbase

EU DeFi Proposals Could Restrict Crypto Access: Coinbase

A Coinbase executive warns that proposed EU DeFi rules could discourage regulated crypto platforms from offering services, leaving users with fewer protections.

EU DeFi Proposals Could Restrict Crypto Access: Coinbase - Invest In Crypto News

European Union efforts to tighten oversight of decentralized finance (DeFi) could drive crypto users toward platforms offering fewer investor protections, according to Coinbase’s head of EU policy. Roeland Van der Stappen told Cointelegraph that regulated crypto platforms could respond by limiting or dropping access to DeFi services. “Rules designed to protect investors would end up […]

Coinbase Exec Warns EU DeFi Rules May Drive Users to Riskier Platforms

Europe’s push to tighten oversight of decentralized finance (DeFi) could have an unintended effect: rather than improving investor protection, stricter rules may push some activity away from regulated on-ramps and toward venues offering fewer safeguards. That warning came from Roeland Van der Stappen, Coinbase’s head of EU policy, who argued that the design of compliance [...]

EU DeFi proposals could push users to riskier platforms, says Coinbase exec

Coinbase’s EU policy chief says applying suitability tests beyond crypto lending and borrowing could limit access and fragment liquidity.European Union efforts to tighten oversight of decentralized finance (DeFi) could drive crypto users toward platforms offering fewer investor protections, according to Coinbase’s head of EU policy.Roeland Van der Stappen told Cointelegraph that regulated crypto platforms could respond by limiting or dropping ac…