The European Parliament has approved the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Regulation on Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets (TFR) on 20th April 2023.
MiCA introduces a uniform regulatory framework for crypto-assets and related activities and services. It applies to natural and legal persons and other undertakings engaged in the issuance, public offer, trading of crypto-assets, and the provision of related services in the European Union (EU) known as crypto-asset service providers (CASPs).
However, MiCA does not apply to those providing crypto-asset services exclusively to their parent companies or subsidiaries. Also, the scope of MiCA excludes non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that are unique. Fractional NFTs and CASPs that offer NFT services remain subject to MiCA. Decentralised Finance (DeFi) arrangements that execute crypto-asset services in a fully decentralised manner are outside the scope of MiCA. Lending and borrowing in crypto-assets are not regulated by MiCA.
Crypto-assets are digital representations of value or rights that may be transferred and stored electronically using distributed ledger technology or similar technology. MiCA categorises crypto-assets into three sub-categories subject to different requirements depending on the risks they entail:
MiCA prohibits entities from offering crypto-assets, except for asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens, to the public or seeking admission of such crypto-assets to trade on a trading platform unless certain requirements are met. CASPs are subject to conduct, prudential, and governance requirements, outsourcing, conflict of interest, and asset safeguarding rules. MiCA prohibits EU persons from providing crypto-asset services unless authorised as a CASP. CASPs have the right to passport their authorisation throughout the EU.
MiCA contains a provision where third country firms may provide crypto-asset services to EU clients without authorisation as a CASP where a client established or situated in the EU initiates the provision of a crypto-asset service. However, once the third country firm solicits clients or potential clients in the EU, they will require authorisation as a CASP.
It is expected that both regulations will be published in the Official Journal by the end of June 2023 and come into force in July 2023. The provisions regulating stablecoins under MiCA will apply from July 2024, while the remaining provisions under MiCA and TFR will apply from January 2025.
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