# ECB President Lagarde intervened to block Binance’s EU MiCA license: WSJ

https://mins.news/en/item/64253

- CoinDesk, 2026-09-18 12:57 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/18/ecb-president-christine-lagarde-intervened-to-block-binance-s-eu-mica-license-wsj

> Despite having no formal licensing authority under MiCA, the ECB reportedly intervened at a senior level, prompting Greece to pause Binance’s application after regulators had deemed it complete.