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ESMA Finalizes Guidelines for MiCA Implementation

ESMA Finalizes Guidelines for MiCA Implementation

Key Takeaways The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has finalized a comprehensive package of regulatory technical standards (RTS) and guidelines necessary for implementing the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). European Union is now preparing for MiCA’s full application, scheduled…

German 21X Gets EU Approval to Launch Blockchain-Based Trading Firm

German 21X Secures EU Approval to Launch Blockchain-Based Trading Platform

Key Takeaways Frankfurt-based digital exchange 21X has obtained a license to operate a blockchain-based trading and settlement platform under EU regulatory oversight. The license, granted by Germany’s financial regulator BaFin, comes under the EU’s Distributed Ledger Technology Pilot Regime (DLTR),…

Coinbase to Delist Non-Compliant Stablecoins Under MiCA

Coinbase to Delist Non-Compliant Stablecoins Under EU's MiCA

Key Takeaways Leading crypto exchange Coinbase will remove stablecoins that do not comply with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) by December 30, 2024.  In an October 4 statement, Coinbase…

AMF accepts applications for CASP authorisation ahead of MiCA rollout

AMF accepts applications for CASP authorisation ahead of MiCA rollout

Key Takeaways With the European MiCA Regulation’s provisions on crypto-asset services coming into force, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has begun accepting applications for authorization to become a crypto-asset service provider. Starting July 1, 2024, firms offering any of…

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