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The ESMA mandate forces CASPs to immediately update platform token listings and compliance frameworks, formalizing the MiCA stablecoin regime by Q1 2025.

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→Private Funds

→Asset Custody

→Investment Adviser

SEC Staff Permits Registered Advisers to Use State Trust Crypto Custodians

The SEC staff's no-action relief provides a critical, conditional pathway for RIAs and funds to comply with custody rules using state-chartered trust companies.

→Compliance Framework

→Capital Requirements

→Regulatory Policy Shift

Hong Kong Regulator Eases Rules Allowing Global Exchange Order Book Integration

Hong Kong's SFC now permits licensed Virtual Asset Trading Platforms to integrate global order books, strategically unlocking cross-border liquidity and market depth.

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→Grandfathering Clause

→Market Integrity

→Risk Mitigation

EU Regulators Confirm July 2026 Final Deadline for MiCA Transitional Licensing

The optional MiCA grandfathering period concludes July 1, 2026, creating a hard compliance deadline for all existing Crypto-Asset Service Providers to secure full authorization.

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→Regulatory Certainty

→Derivatives Margin

→Payment Stablecoins

CFTC Greenlights Stablecoins as Compliant Collateral for Derivatives Markets

The CFTC's tokenized collateral initiative fundamentally alters derivatives margin requirements, mandating firms integrate DLT-based assets into existing risk and custody frameworks.

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→Regulatory Transition

→MiCA Regulation

→EU Passporting

Portugal Parliament Approves MiCA Implementation Mandating VASP Licensing Transition

The approval of MiCA's national implementation forces all incumbent VASPs to upgrade compliance and capital requirements before the year-end deadline.

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→Prudential Regime

→Financial Services and Markets Act

→Staking Clarity

UK Government Integrates Crypto Exchanges, Custody into Existing Financial Law

The new Financial Services and Markets Act framework mandates exchanges and custodians adopt core traditional finance standards for resilience and consumer protection.

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→Regulatory Fragmentation

→ESMA Authority

→Centralized Supervision

European Commission Proposes Centralized ESMA Oversight for Large Crypto Exchanges

The EU's move to centralize supervision under an ESMA-led framework fundamentally alters MiCA's national enforcement model, mandating uniform compliance architecture.

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→Staking Activities

→Digital Asset Policy

→Regulated Activities Order

UK Government Publishes Draft Law Regulating Crypto Exchanges, Staking, and Custody

The UK's formal extension of the FSMA perimeter to core crypto services mandates full FCA authorization, fundamentally restructuring market access and operational compliance.

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→Financial Market Stability

→Single Market Integrity

→EU Framework Update

European Commission Proposes ESMA Central Oversight for Critical Crypto Entities

ESMA's expanded mandate for cross-border critical entities signals a systemic shift toward harmonized EU-level market infrastructure supervision.

Operational Resilience

ESMA Mandates EU Crypto Exchanges Restrict Non-Compliant Stablecoins by March Deadline