European Commission Launches MiCAR Review
The European Commission has opened a targeted consultation on MiCAR closing 31 August 2026.
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The European Commission has opened a targeted consultation on MiCAR closing 31 August 2026.
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The Central Bank of Ireland has updated the Minimum Competency Code framework to reflect changes under the Consumer Protection Code 2025 and MiCA.
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Here is a selection of recent publications contained in our September 2024 edition of Legal News.
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On 2 May 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland signalled a change in its approach to registering Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) / authorising ...
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William Fry's Financial Regulation and Fintech teams look at each of ESMA and the EBA's second batch of MiCA consultation packages.
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William Fry's Financial Regulation and Fintech teams look at recent ESMA communiqués on MiCA to Member States, national competent authorities and m...
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Welcome to the September 2023 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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William Fry's Fintech and Financial Regulation teams look at recent MiCA developments and FSB rules for crypto-assets.
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We take a look at the ECB's directions to the banking sector following the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's publication of standards on the...
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On 30 May 2023, at a Blockchain Ireland event, Gerry Cross, Director of Financial Regulation, Policy & Risk in the Central Bank of Ireland, spoke a...
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The European Parliament formally approved the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) on 20 April 2023. It is now time for crypto firms to prepa...
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An English Court of Appeal recently overturned a High Court decision regarding issues surrounding the duty of care owed by blockchain developers to...
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The European Commission has published a proposed regulatory framework for Markets in Crypto-Assets as part of its Digital Finance Strategy 2020. Th...
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On 11 March 2022, Derville Rowland, Director General, Financial Conduct outlined the Central Bank of Ireland's supervisory priorities for 2022.
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We aim to keep you up to date on legal developments that may affect you or your business. Here are some of our recently published website articles ...