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ARTICLE · 28 SEPTEMBER 2023

Markets In Crypto-Assets Regulation: A Short Guide

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Markets in Crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (‘MiCA', ‘Regulation')...

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Vasilis Charalambous
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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Markets in Crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 ('MiCA', 'Regulation'), is part of the European Commission's Digital Finance Package, which was announced in September 2020. The major goals of the package were to make the financial industry in the European Union (EU) more innovative and competitive, to make Europe a worldwide standard-setter, and provide consumer protection for digital finance and modern payments. It covers a wide range of topics, including supervision, consumer protection, the regulation of Cryptoasset Service Providers (CASPs), Asset-referenced tokens (ARTs), Electronic money tokens (EMTs), safeguards against market manipulation and financial crime.

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