Crypto assets and distributed ledger technology - Related links

European Commission

• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Markets in Crypto-assets, and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (European Commission, 24 Sept 2020)
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology (European Commission, 24 Sept 2020)
• Digital Finance Package: Commission sets out new, ambitious approach to encourage responsible innovation to benefit consumers and business (European Commission – Press release, 24 Sept 2020)
• Questions and Answers: Digital Finance Strategy, legislative proposals on crypto-assets and digital operational resilience, Retail Payments Strategy (European Commission – Questions and Answers, 24 Sept 2020)
• Commission Staff Working Document Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Markets in Crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (European Commission – Executive Summary. 24 Sept 2020)
• A Digital Finance Strategy for Europe (European Commission, Sept 2020)

European Parliament

• Regulating digital finance (European Parliament – At a glance. Plenary October, 2020)
• Digital finance: Emerging risks in crypto-assets – Regulatory and supervisory challenges in the area of financial services, institutions and markets (European Parliament, Study. 17 Sept 2020)
• What are the supervisory implications of the Wirecard case? (European Parliament – Study. Oct 2020)

European Banking Authority

• Report with advice for the European Commission on crypto-assets (European Bank Authority – EBA Report. 9 Jan 2019)

Think tanks and other organisations

• Crypto-assets (European Consumer Organization – BEUC response to the Commission's consultation, 2020)
• Bridging the divide: new evidence about firms and digitalisation (Bruegel – Policy Contribution No 17. Dec 2019)
• The next generation of digital currencies: in search of stability (Bruegel – Policy Contribution Nº 14, Sept 2019)
• The economic potential and risks of crypto assets: is a regulatory framework needed?,  (Bruegel – Policy contribution No 14, Sept 2018)