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This action under the Digital Markets Act marks a turning point for Big Tech regulation, and its ripple effects could extend to the crypto sector as regulators draw parallels between search engine self-preferencing and alleged market manipulation by centralized crypto entities. For traders, this adds another layer of regulatory uncertainty to an already risk-averse environment, potentially accelerating capital rotation away from speculative assets.

The EU plans to fine Google a massive antitrust penalty for allegedly favoring its own services in search results, potentially the largest penalty under the Digital Markets Act.

EU’s Google Antitrust Fine Under DMA Sets Precedent for Crypto Exchange Regulation

EU’s Google antitrust crackdown under the DMA sets a precedent for regulating centralized crypto exchanges’ self-preferencing and vertical integration.