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ARTICLE · 29 JANUARY 2019

ESMA And EBA Publish Supervisory Policy Statements On Crypto-Assets

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The EBA and more recently its sister ESAs, ESMA, as well as EIOPA have used 2018 to accelerate their further policymaking or delivery of actions that flow from various "FinTech Action Plans as well as ...

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) and more recently its sister European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), as well as the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) have used 2018 to accelerate their further policymaking or delivery of actions that flow from various "FinTech Action Plans1 as well as their multi-annual supervisory priorities.2 Establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for initial coin offerings (ICOs), Token Generating Events (TGEs) and, more widely, activity relating to crypto-assets in general has been central to the activity of the European Commission and each of the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs).

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