Who Protects the User?

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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As platform finance replaces visible institutions with interfaces, support systems and computational enforcement, Europe faces a deeper question beyond crypto itself: how do democratic societies preserve responsibility, care and accountability inside financial infrastructures that increasingly operate beyond human visibility?

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Coinbase and the Parallel Financial System

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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As Coinbase Ireland Ltd. becomes part of Europe’s regulated financial landscape under MiCA, crypto increasingly evolves from speculative experiment into parallel financial infrastructure — reshaping how trust, sovereignty and monetary legitimacy are organised beyond traditional banking systems.

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