This paper provides background to the upcoming EU regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). The first step to … on the stablecoin project Libra in June 2019 sent shockwaves and led to defensive reaction against global stablecoins by … stablecoins taken by the G7 and the G20. In September 2020, the European Commission launched the MiCA draft legislation to plug …

While the debate about the needs and merits of cryptocurrency regulation is ongoing, the unprecedented price hikes of … cryptocurrencies towards the end of 2017 triggered a somewhat unexpected sort of regulation in the form of public statements by … any prospective regulation of cryptocurrencies. First, public statements are a highly effective regulatory tool in the …

Cryptocurrencies are often thought to operate out of the reach of national regulation, but in fact their valuations …