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CASP licensing

HELMS briefings on CASP licensing: short, practical reads for operators on what is changing and what to do about it.

Regulation · MiCA · DORA · 8 JUL 2026

ESMA CSA Targets CASP Custody Resilience

ESMA has launched a Common Supervisory Action focused on digital operational resilience for CASPs providing custody services. National competent…

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Regulation · MiCA · 30 JUN 2026

MiCA Transition Ends 1 July: ESMA Orders Unlicensed CASPs to Wind Down

ESMA has called on crypto-asset service providers still operating under national transitional provisions to begin orderly wind-down ahead of the 1…

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Regulation · MiCA · 26 JUN 2026

EBA Consults on MiCA Fine-Setting Methodology

The EBA has launched a consultation on how it will calculate fines for breaches of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. CASPs and token issuers…

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Regulation · MiCA · 12 JUN 2026

Poland has under 20 days to implement MiCA — and still no law

President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed Poland's crypto-assets bill for the third time, leaving Poland the only EU state without national MiCA…

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Regulation · MiCA · 5 MAR 2025

MiCA is live — what it actually changes

The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regime now applies in full. Issuance and custody of stablecoins, exchange and brokerage all need authorisation, and…

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