MiCA — Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation
Authorisation and conduct for crypto-asset service providers and issuers.
- Issued by
- European Union
- Applies in
- European Union
- Edition
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 — fully applicable 30 December 2024
- Area
- Investment & funds
What an assessor reads first.
The headline requirements in Amoreg’s catalogue, in the issuer’s own numbering where it has one. They are where a review starts, not a transcription of the text.
- Art.59CASP authorisationAuthorisation
- Art.68Governance arrangementsGovernance
- Art.70Safekeeping of clients' crypto-assets and fundsClient assets
- Art.76Prevention of market abuseConduct
How Amoreg keeps you on it.
Enable the MiCA — Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and the Monitor suggests Official Journal as a source. Every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Inspector reads your policies against these 4 requirements every week and opens a finding wherever one falls short, citing the rule and drafting the fix. A person decides what is applied.
Each week
- Read eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html
- Check the library against 4 requirements
- Open findings with drafted fixes
- Wait for a person to decide
Policy does not yet set out: cASP authorisation
- Rule
- MiCA — Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, Art.59
- Area
- Authorisation
- Proposed by
- Inspector
- Decided by
- A named person, once reviewed
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Questions
Does Amoreg watch for changes to the MiCA — Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation?
Yes. Enable it and the Monitor suggests Official Journal of the European Union as a source; every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Can Amoreg check our policies against the MiCA — Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation?
Yes. Inspector reads your library against its requirements every week and opens a finding, with the rule it cites and a proposed fix, wherever a policy falls short. A person decides what is applied.
Which edition does Amoreg use?
The catalogue records Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 — fully applicable 30 December 2024. Editions were last verified in August 2026, and the Monitor records new publications as they appear.