Voting on EU MiCA Crypto Bill Delayed Yet Again: What's the Holdup?
The European Union (EU) will postpone the final vote on the landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) crypto bill. Reports indicate that the EU had to delay the vote, marking yet another setback for the comprehensive regulatory framework designed to govern the burgeoning crypto market across its 27 member states.
MiCA Vote Pushed to April, Potentially April 2025
The EU’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) crypto regulations will not see a final vote until April. This isn't the first time the vote has been pushed back. The delay is also likely to stall the process of pushing the new, much-anticipated rules into full effect.
Voting has once again been delayed on the European Union’s proposals to align crypto rules across its 27 member states. Members of the European Parliament will not be voting on the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation this soon.
Technical Issues and Regulatory Complexities
The final vote on the European Union’s (EU) much-awaited set of crypto rules, known as the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation (MiCA), was initially deferred to April 2024. However, some sources point toward a potential further delay to April 2025. Due to a technical issue, the 27-member bloc continues to grapple with finalizing the legislation.
MiCA: A Long and Winding Road
The European Parliament, one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions, has delayed the final vote on the legalization of MiCA. The European Union (EU) has postponed the final vote on its Markets in Crypto Assets regulation (MiCA) until April this year.
The final vote on the bill was originally set for earlier in the year, but has faced repeated delays. The European Union keeps pushing back crypto regulation.
MiCA Passed... Or Delayed? Confusion Abounds.
While reports previously indicated the European Parliament passed the comprehensive Markets in Crypto-Assets, MiCA legislation in October 2025, more recent updates clarify that the actual final vote keeps getting deferred, causing confusion and uncertainty in the crypto industry regarding EU crypto regulation.