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About MiCAR Course
For years, EU crypto regulation was fragmented and inconsistent across Member States. MiCAR changes that with a single EU-wide rulebook. This course helps you understand MiCAR clearly and apply it in practice.
End Regulatory Confusion
MiCAR replaces years of fragmented EU crypto rules with one consistent framework. Learn what’s changing and how it impacts firms operating across multiple Member States.
Understand MiCAR in Plain Language
Skip the legal complexity. This course breaks MiCAR down into clear, practical explanations so you know what the rules actually require and how to apply them.
Structure
Structure of MiCAR Course
This course is structured to take you step by step through MiCAR, from how EU crypto regulation evolved to the specific requirements for tokens, CASPs, market conduct, and overlapping EU frameworks.
How EU Crypto Regulation Evolved: From AMLD to MiCAR
Traces the shift from fragmented AML-driven rules to MiCAR’s harmonised framework, explaining its structure, scope, and implementation timeline.
Scope of MiCAR: Which Crypto-Assets Fall Under Regulation?
Explains how MiCAR classifies different crypto-assets, what falls in or out of scope, and the debates around grey areas like NFTs and algorithmic tokens.
MiCAR: Entities, Activities, and Services in Scope
Covers which entities, activities, and services MiCAR regulates, including nuanced areas like DeFi, staking, and new business models.
Regulatory Requirements for EMTs
Details who can issue e-money tokens, the rules for offering and trading them, and the stricter obligations for significant issuers.
Regulatory Requirements for ARTs
Explains how asset-referenced tokens are regulated, from issuance and white papers to reserve asset requirements and redemption rights.
Offer & Admission to Trading of Other Crypto-Assets
Outlines the rules for offering and listing crypto-assets beyond EMTs and ARTs, including investor protections like withdrawal rights.
CASP
Authorisation
Breaks down the new authorisation regime for CASPs, pathways into the EU market, and transitional provisions for existing providers.
General Requirements For All CASPs
Covers the baseline obligations for all CASPs, including prudential, governance, safeguarding, and client protection standards.
Market Abuse Rules
Introduces MiCAR’s new market abuse regime for crypto-assets, detailing core prohibitions, disclosure obligations, and comparisons with MAR.
MiCAR’s Relationship with Other European Regulations
Explains how MiCAR connects with other EU rules like MiFID II, PSD II, DORA, TFR, GDPR, and AMLD, and what those overlaps mean in practice.
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Develop a clear, practical understanding of MiCAR, including authorisation requirements, governance standards, and obligations for crypto-asset service providers across all 27 EU Member States.