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Litecoin Gains EU Approval with MiCAR White Paper

The Litecoin Foundation has announced that a MiCAR-compliant white paper for Litecoin is now available in the official ESMA registry. MiCAR stands for Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. It’s a new law in the European Union that sets clear rules for offering and trading crypto assets. 

Under MiCAR, if any company is willing to issue a cryptocurrency to the public or list it for trading within the EU, they need to have a special white paper. The paper describes everything in clear terms regarding the crypto — how it functions, its risks, and so on. It needs to be transparent, honest, and simple to understand.

Litecoin published this white paper approved by ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority). This indicates Litecoin is officially prepared for MiCAR rules and is among the first cryptos to be compliant to these new EU standards.

This facilitates it being easier and less expensive for exchanges and firms to deal with Litecoin in the EU. It establishes a level of trust with users and regulators. This will demonstrate that Litecoin is committed to compliance and transparency. Litecoin (LTC) is trading at $82.77, showing a 6.10% drop in the past 24 hours. With a trading volume of around 962,000 LTC, the price decline comes despite this positive regulatory development.

Additionally, Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart has made some positive predictions about the future of a Litecoin ETF at the Litecoin Summit 2025 in Las Vegas. Seyffart said there’s a 90% chance it will be approved in 2025.

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