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MiCAR becomes routine: what it means for companies
The EU regulation on markets in crypto-assets (MiCAR) fully applies – and the last national transitional periods for existing providers run out in 2026. Time for a sober stocktake.
MiCAR creates the first uniform European framework for crypto-assets: anyone offering services such as custody, exchange or trading platforms needs authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) and is subject to ongoing supervision. Issuers face white-paper and transparency duties.
Liechtenstein set its own standards early with the Token and TT Service Provider Act; as an EEA state it now adopts the European framework. For companies based here that means proven legal certainty – with authorisation soon working Europe-wide.
Our advice is unchanged: first establish whether a project is a regulated service at all – many company-internal applications are not. Then set up duties, deadlines and documentation properly from the start instead of patching later. We help with that assessment via our contact channels.