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Articles and reports on national legal regulations and developments in the field of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, ICOs and STOs within the European Union.

ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor in favour of supporting new crypto-asset regulation

ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor in favour of supporting new crypto-asset regulation

In his keynote speech at the 3rd Annual FinTech Conference (Brussels, 26 February 2019), the Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority addressed issues of existing regulation and spoke in favour of supporting new regulation of crypto assets.

  • Legalico Team
    Legalico Team
2 min read
Legal Qualification of Crypto-Assets: survey to NCAs (ESMA Annex 1)
European Union

Legal Qualification of Crypto-Assets: survey to NCAs (ESMA Annex 1)

There is currently no legal definition of ‘crypto-assets’ within EU financial securities laws. The European Securities and Markets Authority therefore undertook a survey of National Competent Authorities of Member States (NCAs)

  • Legalico Team
    Legalico Team
2 min read
EBA's report to the European Commission on crypto-assets

EBA's report to the European Commission on crypto-assets

The European Banking Authority has issued recommendations of actions intended to address the risks that unregulated crypto-assets create for consumers and the market and the risks that crypto-assets regulated on the national level create for the level playing field.

  • Legalico Team
    Legalico Team
1 min read
European Union
European Union

European Union

To date, the European Union has not passed any laws directly targeted at ICOs. Yet, some of the tokens issued via ICOs could fall within the existing regulatory framework. We identify here the

  • Coala
    Coala
6 min read
European Union

European Union Statements nov 2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued two Statements on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) that have been since relayed by national european authorities. One statement is related to risks for investors

  • Xavier Lavayssière
    Xavier Lavayssière
2 min read
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