MiCA’s Proposed Fine Method Reaches Its First Deadline

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Rommie Analytics

The deadline ends public feedback on the EBA’s draft methodology for setting fines when it directly supervises significant stablecoin issuers.

Key Takeaways

  • The consultation closes on September 28.
  • The proposal covers significant stablecoin issuers.
  • The draft sets a baseline, then adjusts it.
  • The final method will arrive after feedback.

This is a rule for a narrow part of MiCA

The proposal applies to issuers of significant asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens under direct EBA supervision. It is not a penalty schedule for the wider European crypto market.

An e-money token references one official currency. An asset-referenced token can reference other assets or a combination of values. Becoming significant requires a separate MiCA assessment; it is not a label automatically attached to every euro- or dollar-linked...

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