Members of the European Parliament recently passed a report titled "Digital Assets – Challenges to the Competitiveness and Integrity of the EU's Financial System", officially proposing policy recommendations to include decentralized finance (DeFi), staking, crypto lending, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into the EU's cryptocurrency regulatory framework. Although the report does not have the power to directly amend the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) or impose new legal obligations, it clarifies future regulatory priorities and calls on the European Commission to assess areas currently outside the MiCA framework. The vote took place shortly after the end of the MiCA transitional period on July 1, 2026, aiming to address the issue that inconsistent enforcement among member states could weaken the EU's single market for digital assets, and seeking to enhance the competitiveness of European financial markets while maintaining regulatory rigor. (CryptoNews)