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MiCA Rules Trigger Dutch Crypto Exchange Collapse
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Fusion42 · 18 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Dutch crypto exchange Knaken collapsed under MiCA compliance costs, leaving an €8 million shortfall. The EU's Markets in Crypto Assets regulation forced exchanges to adopt capital requirements and operational standards that smaller platforms cannot absorb.
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If you run a crypto exchange or wallet in Europe, MiCA just became a consolidation weapon: the winners are the three or four firms big enough to absorb €8m+ in compliance spend, and the losers are gone. You either scale to the capital requirement or you shut down.
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