The EBA identifies priorities for the review of MiCA
Why this matters
This is a formal EBA response to the European Commission's targeted consultation on MiCA review, published 24 September 2026. It identifies concrete regulatory priorities including strengthening multi-issuer stablecoin schemes, clarifying crypto-asset classification scope, regulating crypto-asset lending and DeFi activities, and reviewing reserve requirements and reporting frameworks. While consultative in nature, it carries significant policy signals that will inform future binding regulatory changes affecting authorization, prudential standards, and reporting obligations for crypto firms operating in the EU. The urgency is high because it signals imminent regulatory evolution on a framework that entered full application only in December 2024.
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What the EBA said
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its response to the European Commission’s targeted consultation on the review of the Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA). While MiCA has established a comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities in the European Union, the crypto sector…
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Context
European Banking Authority (EBA) — The EU's banking regulator, author of the single rulebook and binding technical standards. We track 19 updates from them.
EU-wide financial regulation through ESMA, EBA, and the ECB. Browse all European Union updates.
This update is classified under Authorisation & Licensing, Prudential / Capital Requirements, Reporting & Disclosure and Crypto & Digital Assets.