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ECB President Christine Lagarde personally asked Greece to block Binance's MiCA license in June, aiming to protect the bank's "digital euro" project

ECB leader personally intervened to keep crypto's biggest player, which pleaded guilty to financial-crime violations in U.S., from operating in EU

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ECB President Christine Lagarde personally asked Greece to block Binance's MiCA license in June, aiming to protect the bank's "digital euro" project

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Wall Street Journal — ECB President Christine Lagarde personally asked Greece to block Binance's MiCA license in June, aiming to protect the bank's "digital euro" project ↗

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