MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation)

Roles that need it

• Compliance Officer
• Regulatory Change Analyst
• Legal Counsel
• Regulatory Consultant (Banking)
• Payments Operations Analyst

Skills it belongs to

• Digital assets and crypto regulation (MiCA and global rules)
• Legal research and regulatory interpretation

Related concepts

• CASP (Crypto-Asset Service Provider)A crypto-asset service provider is a firm authorised under MiCA to provide services such as custody of crypto-assets, operating a trading platform, exchange for funds or other crypto-assets, order execution, advice or portfolio management. Authorisation in one member state gives a passport across the EU; transitional periods ended by 1 July 2026.
• Travel ruleThe travel rule requires payment service providers and crypto-asset service providers to send information on the payer and payee with each transfer of funds or crypto-assets, and the receiving provider to check it. In the EU it is set by Regulation (EU) 2023/1113, applicable since 30 December 2024, based on FATF Recommendation 16.
• DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)DORA, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, sets uniform rules on ICT risk management, ICT incident reporting, digital resilience testing and ICT third-party risk for almost all EU financial entities. It has applied since 17 January 2025 and also creates EU oversight of critical ICT third-party providers.

Sources

• Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA), EUR-Lex (external site) accessed 31 Oct 2026

Updated 31 Oct 2026.