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Cryptoassets Regulatory Standards European Union

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Suite of regulatory technical standards supplementing MiCAR published in OJ

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Four Commission Delegated Regulations supplementing Regulation 2023/1114 (MiCAR) have been published in the Official Journal of the EU, namely: - Commission Delegated Regulation - 2025/415 supplementing the EU Markets in...more

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EU MiCAR technical standards published

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Two delegated acts were published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) in respect of the EU MiCAR. - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/303, which comprises regulatory technical standards specifying the...more

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Bank Capital Standards for Cryptoasset Exposures Under the Basel Framework

On 17 July 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) finalized revisions to the prudential framework for banks’ exposures to cryptoassets. The revisions largely introduced additional requirements relating to the...more

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Regulation Round Up - May 2024

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Key developments in May 2024: ESG: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investments labelling regime. Among other things, the webpage has been...more

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Acquiring or Investing in EU Crypto-Asset Businesses: Further Clarity on MiCA

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In our previous alert “Acquiring or Investing in EU Crypto-Asset Businesses: MiCA’s Impact,” we discussed the impact of the European Union (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) on the acquisition or investment in EU...more

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Regulation Round Up - March 2024

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Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

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MiCA and Reverse Solicitation

Non-EU or non-MiCA compliant entities that want to offer or provide crypto-asset services to clients in the EU must be aware of the newly drafted guidelines from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The...more

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Buying a UK Crypto Business: The New Regulatory Hurdles

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​​​​​​​The advance of the regulation of crypto-assets and crypto-related service providers has been piecemeal in the U.K. The latest round of changes took place in the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLR) on 1 September...more

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Spain publishes FinTech guide

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The recently issued Spanish National Securities Market Commission's guide on FinTech looks at the different types of FinTech companies and the considerations to bear in mind when using such services....more

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A Tipping Point for the Regulation of Cryptoassets in the EU?

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The EC consults on existing cryptoasset regulatory framework and considers a separate EU framework for cryptoassets outside the current scope.  On 19 December 2019, the European Commission (EC) launched a public...more

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Latest UK Developments on the Regulation of Cryptoassets

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FCA finalises guidance on cryptoassets and consults on product intervention measures. FCA guidance on the regulation of cryptoassets - As previously reported in this blog, the FCA consulted on guidance on cryptoassets...more

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10 Key Regulatory Focus Areas for UK/European Wholesale Markets in 2019 – Progress Report

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These topics are attracting particular attention because they are either at a key stage in the regulatory change or implementation cycle, or because uncertainty and inconsistency in their recent implementation means that they...more

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ESMA Examines EU Regulatory Framework for Crypto Assets and ICOs

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The Situation: On January 9, 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued advice to the EU Commission, Council, and Parliament on initial coin offerings ("ICOs") and crypto assets. The Result: ESMA...more

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ESMA and EBA Assess Whether Crypto-Assets Are Regulated Under Existing EU Rules and Advise the European Commission to Consider an...

On Jan. 9, 2019, both the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on crypto-assets....more

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European Banking Authority Reports on EU Regulatory Perimeter for Crypto-Assets

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The European Banking Authority has published a report on the application and suitability of the EU bank regulatory framework for crypto-assets. The report is in response to the European Commission's request in its FinTech...more

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