PayTechTalk #75 – Algorithmic Stablecoins & CBDC
With its research project on a “digital euro”, the Eurosystem set the starting signal for a broad discussion…
Introduction of the EU DLT Pilot Regime
In September 2020, the European Commission adopted its Digital Finance Package, an initiative aiming at strengthening the EU’s…
Webinar | DeFi vs. KYC
Regulation, KYC and DeFi? Is it compatible? As part of the IDnow Expert Series, IDnow recorded an interview…
PayTechTalk#68 – Bitcoin, DeFi, AMLD6 & MiCAR
In this English-language episode of PayTechTalk, Annerton partner & PayTechTalk host Alireza Siadat has an international guest in…
Tokenised bank money – Further comments on MiCAR (2)
In my previous article, I discussed the problems arising from the methodology and definitions of the European Commission’s…
PayTechTalk 62 – MiCAR, DeFi and NFT
In this episode of PayTechTalk, Biyan Mienert is my guest. We talk about current blockchain and DLT-related topics:…
Crypto-assets, fiat currency and aliens – some notes on the MiCAR (1)
At the end of September 2020, the European Commission presented its draft for a “Regulation on markets in…
Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation – first insight with a focus on financial instruments
Crypto assets are neither uniformly defined nor regulated in the EU. The issuance and distribution of crypto assets…
MiCAR – Europe-wide regulation of the crypto space
With the proposal for the “Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation” (“MiCAR”) a uniform, Europe-wide regulation of crypto-assets is now…
Infographic: Crypto assets in domestic and global context
In the past, crypto assets were mostly not defined uniformly and sometimes even completely differently. A first global…