1.
Markets in
Crypto–Assets
Regulation (MiCAR)
Intended to become a backbone of the EU
regulatory framework on crypto–assets, MiCAR
creates a common set of rules applicable to issuers
of crypto–assets as well as service providers such
as crypto wallet providers and crypto exchanges
operating in the EU. For this purpose, MiCAR firstly
introduces a common taxonomy of crypto–assets
by differentiating between three groups of
crypto–assets, to which different regulatory
requirements apply.
1. Asset–referenced tokens
Crypto–assets that purport to maintain a stable value by referring to
the value of several fiat currencies, one or several commodities or one or
several crypto–assets, or a combination of such assets.
2. E–money tokens:
Crypto–assets whose main purpose is to be used as a means of
exchange and that purport to maintain a stable value by referring to the
value of a fiat currency that is legal tender (for instance EUR or USD).
3. Other crypto–assets:
A catch all category that aims to cover all other crypto–assets such as
crypto–currencies (Bitcoin, Ether etc.), various types of investment and
utility tokens provided that they do not qualify as asset–referenced or
e–money tokens.
