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1 - Crypto-Asset Service Providers Crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) are companies that help users control, trade or store their crypto-assets. Examples include Luxembourg based Blockchain.com, a virtual cryptocurrency wallet provider responsible for facilitating 28% of global bitcoin transactions, Bitpanda, an Austrian based exchange enabling the purchase...

1. Setting the Scene According to the MiCA Article 3 definitions, asset-referenced and e-money tokens are crypto assets primarily intended as means of exchange that purport to maintain a stable value by reference to other forms of capital. However, while asset-referenced tokens may refer to baskets...

1. Present Regulatory Environment With the exception of a few European national jurisdictions that have adopted domestic crypto-assets regimes, such as Malta and France, the admission and offering of crypto-assets on European capital markets is subject solely to the listing rules of individual trading platforms. MiCA is...

1. Introduction As mentioned in the introductory part of this series, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation is part of the Digital Finance Package, which aims to support digital finance innovation by providing legal certainty for token issuers and related service providers, while simultaneously mitigating the risks...

1. Digital Finance Package The Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) draft Regulation was released by the European Commission in September 2020. It is part of the Commission’s Digital Finance-package  that aims to deliver innovative financial products to EU citizens, while maintaining high levels of investors’ protection and ensuring...

For the second year in a row, we have been nominated for the Dutch Blockchain Awards! This accolade underlines how (international) crypto companies, and leading parties like the Blockchain Netherlands Foundation (BCNL) and its community perceive our cutting-edge crypto team. A team that delivers state-of-the-art...