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THE BLOCKCHAIN AND VIRTUAL CURRENCIES WORKING GROUP

The Blockchain and Virtual Currencies Working Group (WG) is a group of industry representatives; the WG is registered in the European Transparency register  under number: 635727423661-17

The Members of the Blockchain and Virtual Currencies Working Group (WG) adhere to the following Ethical Guidelines.

OUR AIMS

  • We foster an industry-led conversation

  • We help to shape the regulation in a way that does not stifle innovation

  • We work with regulators; information sharing is fundamental to achieve balanced and forward looking regulation

  • Which regulatory initiatives concern us?

  • Can we help in drafting the content of such initiatives?

  • Tool for each WG member General Counsel/ Compliance officer

OUR POSITIONING

European Banking Authority (EBA) Workshop on the European Commission’s (EC) Call for Advice (CfA) on the MiCA delegated acts on significance criteria for asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and e-money tokens (EMTs) and on supervisory fees, 24 July 2023

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On 24 July 2023, the EBA held its 2nd EBA Workshop on the EC’s CfA on the MiCA [...]

European Banking Authority (EBA) Consultation Paper (CP) on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) to specify the requirements, templates and procedures for handling complaints under Art. 31 of Regulation 2023/1114/EU (MiCA), 12 July 2023

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On 12 July 2023, the EBA published a consultation on draft RTS on the requirements, templates, and procedures [...]

European Banking Authority (EBA) Consultation Paper (CP) on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on information for application for authorisation to offer to the public and to seek admission to trading of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and Draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on standard forms, templates and procedures for the information to be included in the application, under Art. 18(6) and (7) of Regulation 2023/1114/EU (MiCA), 12 July 2023

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On 12 July 2023, the EBA published a consultation on draft Technical Standards on information for authorisation under [...]

European Banking Authority (EBA) Consultation Paper (CP) on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the detailed content of information necessary to carry out the assessment of a proposed acquisition of qualifying holdings in issuers of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) under Art. 42(4) of Regulation 2023/1114/EU (MiCA), 12 July 2023

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On 12 July 2023, the EBA published a consultation on information for the assessment of a proposed acquisition [...]

European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Consultations and related hearings with regard to Regulation 2023/1114/EU (MiCA), 12 July 2023

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On 12 July 2023, ESMA published its first consultation package under MiCA. The consultation on the Technical Standards [...]

OUR TEAM

Monica Monaco
Monica MonacoSecretary
Mauro Lorenzo Halve
Mauro Lorenzo HalveMember (Amdax)
Niels Ploeger
Niels PloegerMember (Bitonic)
Dany Wieken
Dany WiekenMember (Bitonic)
Natalia Posada
Natalia PosadaMember (Bitpace)
Anjela Kalenova
Anjela KalenovaMember (Bitpace)
Alisa Komarova
Alisa KomarovaMember (BitPay)
Themistokis Klapadakis
Themistokis KlapadakisMember (BitPay)
Momchil Tsvetkov
Momchil TsvetkovMember (BitPay)
Aart Jan Thomas de Jong
Aart Jan Thomas de JongMember (BitPay)
Jonathan Arler
Jonathan ArlerMember (BitPay)
João Marecos
João MarecosMember (Bitrefill)
Helen Beijaard
Helen BeijaardMember (Bitvavo)
Ivars Zukovskis
Ivars ZukovskisMember (BVNK)
Benjamin Buergi
Benjamin BuergiMember (Cardano Foundation)
Nicolas Jacquemart
Nicolas JacquemartMember (Cardano Foundation)
František Vinopal
František VinopalMember (ČKMA)
Adam Chvaja
Adam ChvajaMember (ČKMA)
Dmitrijus Borisenka
Dmitrijus BorisenkaMember (CoinGate)
Dovile Marcikoniene
Dovile MarcikonieneMember (CoinGate)
Luc Smits van Oyen
Luc Smits van OyenMember (Coinmerce)
Nikola Peliova
Nikola PeliovaMember (Coinmerce)
Max Krupyshev
Max KrupyshevMember (CryptoProcessing)
Violaine Champetier de Ribes
Violaine Champetier de RibesMember (CoinsPaid - CryptoProcessing)
Valentyna Savchuk
Valentyna SavchukMember (Cryptopay)
Maria Akulenko
Maria AkulenkoMember (Cryptopay)
Dimitrij Gede
Dimitrij GedeMember (Cryptopay)
Jem Tatar
Jem TatarMember (Zodia Custody)
 Paul de Ruiter
Paul de RuiterMember (Zodia Custody)

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