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Crypto-Assets: AMF Aligns with Six Sets of European Supervisory Guidelines under MiCA Regulation

Goodwin on 5/15/2025

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

ESMA guidelines on the conditions and criteria for the qualification of cryptoassets as financial instruments

A&O Shearman on 3/28/2025

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published official translations of its guidelines on the conditions and criteria for the qualification of cryptoassets as financial instruments under Article 2(5) of...more

Pilot Regime - The kick-off of the tokenization of financial instruments

A&O Shearman on 6/22/2022

The Regulation is part of the measures proposed by the European Commission aimed at ensuring that the EU embraces the digital revolution in the financial sector. As of today, 22 June 2022, the Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of...more

The implementation of the Fifth Anti Money Laundering Directive in German Law – Tighten the tight?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/6/2019

In the course of the “Panama Paper” scandal, Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – known as 4. Anti-Money Laundering...more

UK and EU Move Slowly Toward Virtual Currency Regulatory Scheme in Recent Statements

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/5/2018

In the last month, UK and European politicians have been vocal about the regulation, or lack thereof, in the virtual currency sphere. ...more

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