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EU Investment Firms Should ‘Clearly Disclose’ That Some Assets, Including Crypto Are Unregulated: ESMA
26.5.2023
Investment firms should make sure clients are aware of the regulatory status of the products they offer, including cryptocurrency, according to the latest notice from the European Union’s financial markets regulator.
The European Securities and Markets Authority, or ESMA, said it was concerned...
EU Investment Firms Should Clearly State Crypto Is Unregulated, Watchdog Says
26.5.2023
Companies that market crypto alongside traditional securities might mislead consumers about access to fair advice and compensation, the European Securities and Markets Authority worries
EU's ESMA Raises Alarm Bells Over Growing Crypto Use as It Prepares for New Powers
4.10.2022
The European Securities and Markets Authority is worried about consumer rip-offs, as well as novel risks like hacks and consensus manipulation
Europe’s Securities Regulator ESMA Seeks to Obtain Crypto Transaction Data
3.8.2022
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is gearing up to implement stricter oversight in regards to crypto-related transactions. The agency is now looking to hire suppliers of trading data, as monitoring major participants in the market falls under its responsibilities. ESMA Launches...
EU crypto community has two weeks to join conversation on crypto data
3.8.2022
The ESMA is looking for “crypto off-chain data,” or data from spot and derivatives trades at centralized exchanges or OTC crypto trading platforms
EU Regulator Warns About Crypto — Questions Whether Many Will Survive
14.7.2022
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Chair Verena Ross says that the crypto market crash should be a “cautionary lesson” for investors. She noted that there is a “real question” about whether many crypto assets will survive. ESMA Chair on Crypto Risks...
EU Regulator Warns Soaring Inflation Could Drive Investors to Crypto — Calls for Unified Regulatory Framework
1.6.2022
Europe’s top securities regulator has warned that soaring inflation could drive investors to cryptocurrencies. Stressing that there is “an imbalance” in how each EU country deals with crypto, the regulator calls for a common regulatory framework across European countries....
EU Designates ESMA as Crypto Regulator of the Region in Latest MiCA Draft
9.4.2022
The Parliament of the EU has designated ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, the top cryptocurrency regulator of the region in the latest draft of MiCA, the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation. The European organization would have the task of licensing crypto-related institutions...
EU Regulators Warn Crypto Unsuitable as Investment or Means of Payment for Most Retail Consumers
18.3.2022
Several European regulators have issued a joint warning on crypto assets. “These assets are not suited for most retail consumers as an investment or as a means of payment or exchange,” they stressed. EU Supervisory Authorities Warn About the Danger of Investing in Crypto Assets Three...
Může evropský regulátor ESMA zakázat těžbu kryptoměn?
26.1.2022
Zatím neexistuje plnohodnotná náhrada za robustní síť založenou na principu proof of work, jakou disponuje třeba Bitcoin
Europe’s Securities Watchdog Seeks Feedback on Regulations Ahead of DLT Pilot
6.1.2022
ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, has set out to establish if EU authorities need to amend existing regulations in order to facilitate the trading and settlement of tokenized securities. The regulator is now seeking opinions on the matter ahead of launching a pilot regime...
France Proposes EU-Wide Cryptocurrency Regulation
15.7.2021
France has proposed giving more power to the Paris-based European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and making it responsible for cryptocurrency oversight. French regulators say cryptocurrencies need EU-wide regulation. EU-Wide Crypto Regulation With ESMA as Main Supervisor France proposed...
Bitcoin ‘of great concern,’ Ireland’s central bank official warns
31.5.2021
Cryptocurrency investors should be ready to lose all their holdings, according to Ireland’s central bank financial conduct director
EU Securities Regulator Flags Risks of Big Tech's Entry Into Financial Services
19.2.2020
The ESMA, the EU’s financial governing body, noted several risks of big tech companies entering the financial space as part of a 2020 report
US and European Regulators Say Crypto a Priority This Year
12.1.2020
Several regulators in the U.S. and Europe have made cryptocurrency among their top priorities this year. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s compliance office and the European Securities and Markets Authority, in collaboration with other regulators, have outlined their plans to focus...
ESMA Wants to Create ‘Sound Legal Framework’ for Cryptocurrencies in 2020
9.1.2020
Citing concerns about digitalization risks to financial markets, ESMA plans to focus more on crypto regulation this year