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Sophie Berger
Sophie Berger covers EU regulation and policy from Brussels. With a Master's in European Affairs from Sciences Po and five years at Politico Europe, she tracks MiCA implementation, ECB digital-euro work and ESMA enforcement. Sophie is fluent in French, German and English, and has interviewed three EU commissioners on record. Her policy briefs are read across the BTCNews newsroom every morning.