Bank of Italy issued a public consultation proposing to extend the Regulation on customer due diligence and the Regulation on organization, procedures and internal controls to crypto-asset service providers (“CASPs”)....more
With the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114) becoming fully applicable by the end of this year, crypto-asset service providers seeking to offer their services across the EU need to consider...more
The Italian Legislative Decree implementing MiCAR has been published in the Official Gazette. Among other things, it designates CONSOB and the Bank of Italy as competent supervisory authorities and sets out a transitional...more
On 22 July 2024, the Bank of Italy issued a communication on MiCAR illustrating its supervisory powers and outlining certain MiCAR aspects and the impact on market players. Bank of Italy announced it is open for dialogue with...more
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) opened two public consultations to receive feedback on the draft decrees adapting Italian rules to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets (MiCAR) and Regulation...more
With the sentence No. 44378 of 22 November 2022, the Supreme Court ruled for the equivalence between cryptocurrencies and financial products....more
The Ministry of Economic Development launched a public consultation setting out recommendations for the use of DLT and blockchain in a number of fields, including the regulatory banking and financial industry. ...more
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