MiCAR: the European Crypto-Assets Regulation

Discover the European regulation on markets in crypto-assets in this new series of short MiCAR-dedicated videos.

1. Background & objectives
2. The scope
3. NFTs
4. The categories of assets which fall within scope
5. Activities regulated under MiCAR
6. Authorisation as a CASP
7. The reverse solicitation regime
8. Supervisory authorities
9. Entry into force and grandfathering
10. MiCAR from a tax perspective
11. Conclusion

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Background & objectives

The first episode is hosted by our Banking & Finance Partner, Aurélia Viémont, who reviews the background and main objectives of the regulation. 

The scope

For the second episode, the scope of the new markets and crypto-assets regulation are introduced by our Regulatory expert Sarah Hantscher.

NFTs

Our Regulatory expert Mélanie Poirrier presents the status of non-fungible tokens or NFTs under MiCAR on the third episode.

The categories of assets which fall within scope

In the fourth episode, our Regulatory expert Mélanie Poirrier walks through the different categories of assets that fall within the scope of MiCAR.

Activities regulated under MiCAR

Our Regulatory expert Sarah Hantscher hosts the fifth episode and distinguishes the main activities which are regulated under MiCAR.

Authorisation as a CASP

In the sixth episode, our Capital Markets expert José Ocaña addresses the keys to tackling the authorisation process of crypto-assets service providers (CASP).

The "reverse solicitation" regime

In the seventh episode, our Regulatory expert Mélanie Poirrier will focus on the so-called "reverse solicitation" regime under MiCAR.

Supervisory authorities

In the eighth episode, our Investment Funds expert Julie Pelcé defines the role of the supervisory authorities in the implementation of the MiCA regulation.

Entry into force and grandfathering

Our Capital Markets expert José Ocaña hosts the 9th episode and talks about the entry into force and grandfathering of MiCAR.

MiCAR from a tax perspective

On the 10th episode our Tax expert Vicente Chapa presents MiCAR from a tax perspective.

Conclusion

In the 11th episode, our Investment Funds expert Aurélien Hollard closes our MiCAR video series.