An overview of delegated acts, technical standards, and guidelines applicable to CASPs.
Last updated May 2025.
Requirements for all CASPs
RTS on continuity and regularity in the performance of cryptoasset services
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
RTS specifying records to be kept of all cryptoasset services, activities, orders, and transactions undertaken
- Status: Adopted — to be published in the Official Journal
- Source: European Commission
RTS on the requirements, templates, and procedures for handling complaints
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
RTS specifying the requirements for policies and procedures on conflicts of interest for CASPs as well as the details and methodology for the content of disclosures of conflicts of interest
- Status: Adopted — to be published in the Official Journal
- Source: European Commission
ESMA opinion on MiCA regulatory technical standards specifying the requirements for policies and procedures on conflicts of interest for CASPs as well as the details and methodology for the content of disclosures of conflicts of interest
All CASPs — Authorisation and notifications to provide cryptoasset services
RTS specifying the information to be included in a notification by certain financial entities of their intention to provide cryptoasset services
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
ITS with regard to standard forms, templates, and procedures for the information to be included in the notification by certain entities of their intention to provide cryptoasset services
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
RTS specifying the information to be included in an application for authorisation as a CASP
- Status: Published in the Official Journal — applies from 20 April 2025
- Source: Official Journal
ITS with regard to standard forms, templates, and procedures for the information to be included in the application for the authorisation of a CASP
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
ESMA opinion on MiCA regulatory technical standards on the authorisations of crypto-asset service providers and notifications by certain financial entities to provide crypto-asset services
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA (in addition see here and here for the European Commission’s letter to ESMA on the same)
European Commission Letter to EBA and ESMA on the interplay between MiCA and PSD2
- Status: N/A
- Source: European Commission (in addition see here for the EBA’s letter to European Commission on the same)
ESMA supervisory briefing on authorisations of CASPs under MiCA
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA
ESMA Statement on the provision of certain crypto-asset services in relation to non-MiCA compliant ARTs and EMTs
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA
All CASPs — Acquiring a qualifying holding
RTS specifying the detailed content of information necessary to carry out the assessment of a proposed acquisition of a qualifying holding in a CASP
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
Joint Guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of the shareholders or members, whether direct or indirect, with qualifying holdings in issuers of ARTs or of CASPs
- Status: Final text published — applies from 4 February 2025
- Source: ESMA
Joint Guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of the members of the management body of issuers of ARTs and of CASPs
- Status: Final text published — applies from 4 February 2025
- Source: ESMA
Trading platform requirements
RTS specifying the manners in which transparency data for cryptoasset service providers operating a trading platform for cryptoassets is to be presented
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
RTS specifying the content and format of order book records for cryptoasset service providers operating a trading platform for cryptoassets
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
Advice and portfolio management requirements
Guidelines on certain aspects of the suitability requirements and format of the periodic statement for portfolio management activities
- Status: Final text published — applies from 25 May 2025
- Source: ESMA
Guidelines for the criteria on the assessment of knowledge and competence
- Status: Consultation closes 22 April 2025
- Source: ESMA
Transfer services requirements
Guidelines on the procedures and policies, including the rights of clients, in the context of transfer services for cryptoassets
- Status: Final text published — applies from 27 April 2025
- Source: ESMA