Tokenisation under EU law: which regime actually applies to your token

MiCA, MiFID II, the Prospectus Regulation and the DLT Pilot Regime. A decision path for working out which framework governs what you are issuing.

How to read the ESMA MiCA register (and the file nobody mentions)

ESMA publishes five CSV files, not one list. What each contains, how to check a counterparty properly, and why the fifth file is the interesting one.

How to choose a blockchain forensics provider

Software, service or both, how to judge attribution quality, and the questions that separate a usable report from an expensive export.

On-chain monitoring: what web3 teams ask for and what compliance teams need

Two teams describe the same problem in different words. A translation guide between web3 analytics and the evidence a regulator will ask you for.

Crypto market surveillance under MiCA: what your system actually has to catch

Title VI turned market abuse detection into a licensing condition. A practical read of what Article 92 and the RTS expect a surveillance system to see.

MiCA's transitional period is over: what CASPs must do now

On 1 July 2026 MiCA's grandfathering window closed. Crypto-asset service providers now need a granted EU authorisation to serve clients, and a pending application is no longer enough. Here is what changed, and the checklist that follows.