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A-10-2026-0186 → TA-10-2026-0251

From: A-10-2026-0186 Plenary report of 26 Jun 2026
To: TA-10-2026-0251 Adopted text of 7 Jul 2026
Changes: 8 changes to the text
Paragraphs: +5 added · −9 removed · 10 changed

More facts (3)

Dossier: 2025/2208(INI)
Title (from): on digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system
Title (to): Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system

Dossier: 2025/2208(INI)
Title (from): on digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system
Title (to): Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system

What changed, in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds a paragraph expressing concern about US dollar-denominated stablecoins and their risks to EU monetary sovereignty and financial stability.7 Other changes are formal: correcting decimal separators, regulation numbers, and stray footnote markers.1 2 3 4

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Changes that matter, 8

Changes to the text in document order — the ones the change notes describe. Cover page, renumbering and punctuation-only edits are left out (see “Every difference”); changes to citations and references stay in and are marked as formal in the notes.

Change 1

ChangedA. whereas, according to the ECB’s November 2024 Consumer Expectations Survey, an average of ~~9.7~~9,7 % of survey respondents or someone in their household owned crypto-assets, of which 54 % reported holdings with a value of below EUR 1 000 and 91 % reported holdings with a value of below EUR 20 000;

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Replaces decimal point with comma in percentage figure.

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ChangedB. whereas the total global market capitalisation of crypto-assets stood at EUR 2.03 trillion on 10 February 2026 with a market share of ~~12.9~~12,9 %, or EUR 261 billion, for stablecoins, according to private data sources; whereas, according to ECB Working Paper No 3199, market expectations indicate robust growth in stablecoin issuance;

Note on change 2 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces decimal point with comma in percentage figure.

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ChangedD. whereas in 2025 the global crypto workforce stood at over ~~1.6~~1,6 million professionals, of which the EU hosts a large but declining share, on the basis of private data sources;

Note on change 3 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces decimal point with comma in number.

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ChangedE. whereas Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) ~~2022/8583on~~2022/858on the digital ledger technology pilot regime defines ‘distributed ledger technology’ or ‘DLT’ as ‘a technology that enables the operation and use of distributed ledgers’; whereas Article 2(2) defines a ‘distributed ledger’ as an ‘information repository that keeps records of transactions and that is shared across, and synchronised between, a set of DLT network nodes using a consensus mechanism’;

Note on change 4 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Corrects regulation number from 2022/8583 to 2022/858.

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ChangedF. whereas Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in ~~crypto-assets4~~crypto-assets (MiCAR) establishes a harmonised framework in the EU for crypto-assets by distinguishing between three main categories, namely electronic money tokens, which seek to stabilise their value by referencing a single official currency, asset-referenced tokens, which aim to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies, and other crypto-assets, meaning a digital representation of a value or of a right that is able to be transferred and stored electronically using a distributed ledger or similar technology, and do not fall within the other categories;

Note on change 5 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Removes stray footnote number after 'crypto-assets'.

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Change 6

Changed5. Acknowledges that the EU was among the first jurisdictions to adopt and implement a dedicated regime for crypto-assets, with MiCAR, and to apply DLT technology in the financial sector; calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the EBA, ESMA, the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) and national competent authorities, to ensure the effective enforcement of MiCAR; calls on the Member States to refrain from introducing additional requirements and liabilities beyond the frameworks of MiCAR or the Transfer of Funds ~~Regulation5;~~Regulation;

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Removes stray footnote number after 'Regulation'.

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Change 7

Added20. Notes with concern the continued rapid expansion and dominance of US dollar-denominated stablecoins, which could weaken the EU’s monetary sovereignty, increase financial stability risks, impair the transmission of monetary policy and reinforce external dependencies in payments;

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Adds paragraph expressing concern about US dollar-denominated stablecoins and their potential impact on EU monetary sovereignty and financial stability.

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Change 8

Changed~~22.~~23. Welcomes the provisional agreement on the proposals for a ~~directive6~~directive and ~~regulation7~~regulation on payment services and the simplified authorisation solution for crypto asset service providers already authorised under MiCAR to avoid unnecessary regulatory overlap, which would be subject to a streamlined procedure, while keeping appropriate risk controls and providing only services specified in the application;

Note on change 8 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Renumbers paragraph and removes stray footnote numbers after 'directive' and 'regulation'.

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European Parliament (2026). “Changes between A-10-2026-0186 and TA-10-2026-0251”. Text, 7 July 2026. from A-10-2026-0186, to TA-10-2026-0251, reference 2025/2208(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0186/compare/TA-10-2026-0251 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-text-2026-07-07,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Changes between A-10-2026-0186 and TA-10-2026-0251}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-07-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0186/compare/TA-10-2026-0251}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0186/compare/TA-10-2026-0251},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. from A-10-2026-0186, to TA-10-2026-0251, reference 2025/2208(INI). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}