CZ: Binance Greece MiCA license application was close to approval, but was forced to withdraw due to external factors Odaily Planet Daily News: CZ, the founder of Binance, stated that the MiCA license application submitted by Binance in Greece fully met regulatory requirements before being withdrawn and was close to approval, but the process was ultimately interrupted due to "external political factors intervening". CZ stated in an interview that there have been multiple countries within the European Union expressing interest in the license, and there has even been a certain degree of "competitive competition". However, regulatory progress was ultimately affected by non regulatory factors, forcing the application to be withdrawn. Binance officially withdrew its Greek application last week and stated that it will continue to push for MiCA authorization in other EU member states. Regarding market rumors that it is related to senior EU politicians, CZ stated that they have not seen any verifiable documents and have only seen similar claims online without confirmation. CZ also pointed out that the EU MiCA transition period will officially end on July 1st, and unlicensed platforms will need to stop operating related services. Regulatory agencies in various countries have made it clear that there will be no extension of implementation, and have evaluated this result as a "lose lose situation". Taking the regulatory processes of Japan and Singapore as examples, they emphasized that compliance processes often require longer cycles. In addition, when discussing Strategy's STRC preferred stock product, CZ stated that its structure is "too complex" and that it is difficult to fully understand its mechanism, but at the same time emphasized that they do not evaluate the reputation of its founder Michael Saylor and consider him a "staunch supporter of Bitcoin". （The Block）