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MiCA focus shifts from rulemaking to supervision, ESMA chair says

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ESMA set out a 2027 supervision program for crypto firms that centers on operational resilience, outsourcing, liquidity, reverse solicitation, and EU-based substance, alongside more harmonized reporting across national supervisors. ESMA also placed crypto assets and blockchain technology at the center of its 2027 work program and said its MIDAS surveillance system will be used to detect and prevent market abuse involving digital assets.

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Key claims & sources

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ESMA said it will harmonize reporting across national regulators as part of its crypto supervision plans.
MiCA focus shifts from rulemaking to supervision, ESMA chair says
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ESMA’s 2027 work program puts digital operational resilience, outsourcing, liquidity, reverse solicitation, asset classification, and EU corporate substance on the supervisory agenda for crypto firms.
ESMA Sharpens Crypto Oversight as MiCA Moves From Rules to Supervision
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ESMA included crypto assets and blockchain technology among the central pillars of its 2027 work program.
ESMA Puts MiCA and Crypto Oversight at Heart of 2027 Work Program
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ESMA said its MIDAS surveillance system will be deployed to detect and prevent market abuse cases involving digital assets.
ESMA Puts MiCA and Crypto Oversight at Heart of 2027 Work Program
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ESMA said MiCA needs changes to be clearer, safer, and ready for emerging services.
ESMA calls for changes to make MiCA clearer, safer and ready for emerging…
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ESMA has proposed stricter marketing rules, broader disclosures, and stronger supervisory tools in the MiCA review process.
ESMA Seeks MiCA Changes for DeFi, Staking and Online Fraud
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ESMA proposed a new regulated category for crypto firms that connect clients to DeFi, along with targeted staking and lending requirements under MiCA.
ESMA Proposes MiCA Rules for DeFi Gateways, Staking and Lending

What it means

Crypto firms supervised under MiCA will now see more attention on their operations, reporting, and group structure than on rule-writing alone. That means compliance teams, outsourcing arrangements, and firms with limited EU substance are the parts of the sector most likely to notice the shift first.

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Sep 28 14:02
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Sep 28 14:51
crypto.news context
Its angle: enforcement, operations, supervise
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Sep 29 05:37
Crypto News Australia context
Its angle: classification, convergence, supervisors; with quotes
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Sep 29 14:27
Crypto Economy context
Its angle: implementation, specifically, underscored
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Sep 30 13:33
ESMA (EU markets regulator) context our clock
Its angle: recommendations, decentralised, proportionate
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Sep 30 17:27
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No new facts: alongside, regulated, targeted

Has this happened before?

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2 months ago EU banking watchdog calls for crypto lending rules under MiCA event 1 actors in common · 4 news media
2 months ago Tether Rejected This MiCA Rule. Now the ECB Wants It Gone event 1 actors in common · 2 news media
2 months ago ECB, EU cenbanks seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit for stablecoins event 1 actors in common · 2 news media