The judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal of Grenoble on 26 June 2025 marks a significant development in the jurisprudence concerning the liability of digital asset service providers (DASPs)....more
8/4/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Corporate Liability ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Service Providers ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
France ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Liability ,
Noncompliance ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
As part of the implementation of the European Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) has announced its compliance with six sets of guidelines adopted by European Supervisory...more
5/15/2025
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
France ,
MiFID II ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UCITS
On 10 February 2025, the law of 6 February 2025 regarding, notably, digital finance was published in the Official Journal of Luxembourg (the “Law”)....more
2/14/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Luxembourg ,
Market Participants ,
Regulatory Requirements
In a previous alert, “Are You Ready for MiCA Implementation?,” we discussed provisions of the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) governing stablecoins that came into effect on 11 June 2024.
With further provisions...more
In the past four months, the French judicial court has provided significant clarifications regarding the liability of digital asset service providers (DASPs) in managing their clients’ crypto-assets through three key rulings....more
10/11/2024
/ Corporate Liability ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Service Providers ,
EU ,
France ,
Fraud ,
Liability ,
Limited Liability ,
Member State ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Third-Party Risk
In our previous alert “Acquiring or Investing in EU Crypto-Asset Businesses: MiCA’s Impact,” we discussed the impact of the European Union (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) on the acquisition or investment in EU...more
4/18/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment ,
Popular ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards