Annika Berg
European crypto regulation specialist based in Brussels. Tracks MiCA implementation clause by clause, covers ESMA guidance, and translates EU bureaucracy into English that traders actually read. Former policy advisor at a European Parliament office.
Articles by Annika Berg
Two Business Days, Two Clocks: The OCC Just Redefined When a Stablecoin Redemption Actually Counts
The new OCC stablecoin guidance doesn't make redemptions faster. It makes them easier to prove. For covered issuers, the two-business-day clock now stops at payment initiation or at issuer credit, while bank availability gets scored on a separate track. That gap is where the next fight over stablecoin trust will happen, and Brussels is watching closely.
Bitcoin Treasury Companies Aren't Dead. The Free Money Is.
The 2024 bitcoin treasury playbook printed fortunes for anyone with a shell company and a press release. That machine has jammed, and the survivors are the ones with actual cash flow. Here's what the reset means, and why Europe probably won't produce its own Metaplanet.
