Citing concerns about digitalization risks to financial markets, ESMA plans to focus more on crypto regulation this year.
A group that advises the EU's securities watchdog has recommended regulating most crypto assets under existing financial rules.
ESMA intends to report on how it may regulate ICOs by the end of 2018, chair Steven Maijoor told a European Parliament committee.
The EU's financial markets watchdog is setting aside over €1 million in order to monitor cryptocurrencies and other fintech activities in 2019.
The EU markets watchdog has agreed a temporarily change in the leverage limts for cryptocurrency derivative contracts in the region.
The three European Supervisory Authorities have released a warning on the risks involved with investing in cryptocurrencies.
The European Securities and Markets Authority released a public call for input on cryptocurrency-based contracts-for-differences.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued statements outlining the perceived risks of ICOs for investors and startups.
A distributed ledger task force convened by the European Union's top securities watchdog has been extended.
The European Union's top securities regulator is steering clear of blockchain regulations – for now, at least.
A senior risk analyst for Europe’s securities markets watchdog has said it's too early to predict the regulatory impact of DLT.
A major exchange industry trade group has joined an EU-level debate on blockchain regulation.
ESMA has released a new paper on blockchains and distributed ledgers as part of a fact-finding effort into the technology.
The executive director of the ESMA has said the agency believes blockchain tech could enhance the post-trade process.
The European Securities and Markets Authority recently held an event that focused, in part, on the use of blockchains in mainstream finance.