Progress

Current status
in force
30 Dec 2024 in force
30 Jun 2024 in force
29 Jun 2023 in grace period
16 May 2023 adopted
20 Apr 2023 under deliberation
05 Oct 2022 under deliberation
30 Jun 2022 under deliberation
17 Mar 2022 under deliberation
19 Nov 2021 under deliberation
24 Sep 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Operational license requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
other regulatory body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

30 Dec 2024
in force

Implemented Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) including authorisation requirements

On 30 December 2024, the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) comes into force. The Regulation will apply to crypto-asset issuers and crypto-asset service providers. In particular, the issuers of crypto-assets will have to register with design…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
30 Jun 2024
in force

Implemented Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) including authorisation requirements for asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens

On 30 June 2024, the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) comes into force. The Regulation will apply to issuers of e-money tokens and asset-referenced tokens. In particular, the issuers of e-money tokens and asset-referenced tokens will have …

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
29 Jun 2023
in grace period

Entry into force of Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) including authorisation requirements

On 29 June 2023, the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) comes into force. The Regulation will apply to crypto-asset issuers and crypto-asset service providers. In particular, the issuers of crypto-assets will have to register with designated…

Source
Event type law
Action type in force with grace period
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
16 May 2023
adopted

Adopted Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) including authorisation requirements by Council

On16 May 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA). The Regulation will apply to crypto-asset issuers and crypto-asset service providers. In particular, the issuers of crypto-assets will have to r…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
20 Apr 2023
under deliberation

Passed Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) including authorisation requirements by European Parliament

On 20 April 2023, the European Parliament passed the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA). The Regulation will apply to crypto-asset issuers and crypto-asset service providers. In particular, the issuers of crypto-assets will have to register …

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
05 Oct 2022
under deliberation

Issued Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) including authorization requirements by General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

On 5 October 2022, the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union issued the text of the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) that was agreed on 30 June 2022 following the European Parliament and the Council trialogue negotiation…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body other regulatory body
30 Jun 2022
under deliberation

European Parliament and Council reach agreement on crypto-assets market regulation including authorization requirements

On 30 June 2022, the European Parliament and the Council announced that an agreement on the proposed regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets was reached. According to the provisional agreement, the issuers of crypto-assets will have to register with …

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
17 Mar 2022
under deliberation

European Parliament adopts draft regulation on crypto-markets including authorization requirements

On 17 March 2022, the European Parliament adopted the draft report on the EU Regulation Markets in Crypto-Assets to harmonise the legislative framework for the issuance and trading of crypto tokens to protect consumers and investors from market inst…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
19 Nov 2021
under deliberation

Council issues general approach on Regulation on Markets in Crypto Assets including authorization requirements

On 19 November 2021, the Council adopted a common position on the Regulation on Markets in Crypto Assets. The proposed regulation aims at providing a legal framework for cryptomarkets. Under the proposal, the issuers of crypto-assets will have to re…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch executive
Government body central government
24 Sep 2020
under deliberation

EC proposal on regulation of crypto markets including authorisation mechanism for service providers

On 24 September 2020, the European Commission published the proposal on markets in crypto-assets to harmonise the legislative framework for the issuance and trading of crypto tokens to protect consumers and investors from market instability, fraud a…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch executive
Government body central government