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Regulatory implications for token bridges under MiCA
Depending on their structure, token bridges could fall within MiCA's regulatory scope, having far-reaching implications for the crypto industry
14 November 2024
EBA Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards under MiCA
On 7 May 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published three sets of final draft technical standards under MiCA...
23 May 2024
Austrian FMA Provides Roadmap for Authorization of Crypto-Asset Service Providers
The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) is gearing up to oversee the authorization and supervision of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs)...
26 February 2024
ESMA Publishes Draft Guidelines on Reverse Solicitation under MiCA
On 29 January 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a Consultation Paper on reverse solicitation guidelines under MiCA...
5 February 2024
MiCA's Obligation to Develop a Recovery Plan
MiCA imposes on issuers of asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens an obligation to prepare a recovery plan ...
4 December 2023
MiCA's Right of Redemption for Asset-Referenced Tokens and E-money Tokens
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) provides holders of asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens a permanent right of redemption against the issuer
4 December 2023
MiCA's Right of Withdrawal
Article 13 MiCA provides a right of withdrawal to retail holders who purchase crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens ...
3 November 2023
MiCA's Marketing Communications Provisions
MiCA not only contains provisions on the content and form of crypto-asset white papers, it also contains provisions on marketing communications ...
3 November 2023
Liability for Information Given in White Papers under MiCA
The liability provisions of Articles 15, 26 and 52 MiCA relate to the content of crypto-asset white papers ...
3 November 2023
MEV and Market Abuse under MiCA
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) introduces measures similar to traditional financial instruments to combat insider trading and market abuse in ..
25 October 2023
Drafting Legal Opinions for Asset-Referenced Tokens under MiCA
Credit institutions that wish to offer asset-referenced tokens to the public or admit them to trading must, among other things, notify the respective ...
23 October 2023
Disclosure Templates for White Papers
The second consultation package on the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on 5 October 2023 ...
16 October 2023
ESMA Publishes Second Consultation Package on MiCA
On 5 October 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its second consultation package on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.
9 October 2023
Use of an Already Published Crypto-Asset White Paper
There are situations in which the person applying for admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens is not ...
2 October 2023
Agreements to Delegate MiCA's White Paper Obligations to Exchange Operators
Article 5 (3) of MiCA allows persons seeking admission for the trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens to delegate ...
2 October 2023
MiCA's Content Requirements for Crypto-Asset White Papers
With the introduction of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the regulatory framework for crypto-assets in the EU is changing significantly.
18 September 2023
MiCA's Transitional Regime: Measures and Deadlines for Token Issuers and CASPs
This article provides an overview of MiCA's transitional provisions and highlights the important deadlines for current industry participants.
24 August 2023
European Regulation MiCA passed
After a two-year process, the European regulation on MiCA was passed on June 30, 2022.
7 August 2023
New booklet: Bitcoin & Blockchain in Europe
Our crypto experts at SV.LAW have released a brand new booklet that highlights the key aspects of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency and other topics.
7 August 2023
MiCA in the journal of the EU
MiCA was published in the journal of the European Union on June 9, 2023. MiCA will be generally applicable from December 30, 2024.
7 August 2023
When is an asset-referenced token not a financial instrument?
Not even really born yet, the first questions of interpretation and delimitation are already being raised under the new MiCA.
7 August 2023