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Video. Germany and Italy propose EU ‘kill switch’ for global stablecoins

Updated: 02/04/2026 - 7:00 GMT+2

Germany and Italy have proposed creating an EU regulatory framework for stablecoins to strengthen financial market safeguards, shifting the discussion from the technical to the political level.

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