ESMA Guidelines on supervisory practices to prevent and detect market abuse under the Crypto-Assets Regulation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued guidelines to enable competent authorities to prevent and detect market abuse concerning crypto-assets under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation. These orientations establish supervisory practices applicable to digital asset service providers to ensure market integrity and compliance. The document serves as a regulatory framework for enforcement actions and surveillance mechanisms within the EU crypto-asset sector.

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VII - Public offers and requests for admission to trading of crypto-assets VII. 2 - Digital asset service providers

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ESMA Guidelines on supervisory practices enabling competent authorities to prevent and detect market abuse under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation

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Applicable from 19 September 2025 Position DOC-2025-07

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Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets Keywords

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