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Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation – first insight with a focus on financial instruments

PayTechLaw_RdF 1.2021 Siadat MiCAR_E.O.
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Crypto assets are neither uniformly defined nor regulated in the EU. The issuance and distribution of crypto assets within the EU is not harmonized. The Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) aims to create an EU-wide crypto regulatory framework by 2022. In this exclusive article (RdF 1.2021, German only), the author presents the main contents of MiCAR and critically evaluates them.

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