LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - The European Parliament on
Thursday overwhelmingly backed the European Union's first set of
rules to regulate cryptoasset markets.
Parliament voted by 517 in favour and 38 against regarding
the world's first comprehensive set of regulations for
cryptoasset markets.
EU states have already given the nod to the rules which will
be rolled out from mid 2024, requiring firms that offer
cryptoasset services in the bloc to be licensed by EU
regulators.
"I hope that our rules could become a model for other
countries," the EU's financial services chief, Mairead
McGuinness, said in a debate on the rules on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Huw Jones; editing by Jason Neely)
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