An overview of delegated acts, technical standards, and guidelines applicable to CASPs.
Last updated March 2026.
Requirements for all CASPs
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/299 with regard to RTS on continuity and regularity in the performance of cryptoasset services
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1140 with regard to RTS specifying records to be kept of all cryptoasset services, activities, orders, and transactions undertaken
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/294 with regard to RTS on the requirements, templates, and procedures for handling complaints by CASPs
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1142 with regard to 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: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
European Commission adopts reforms to transfer supervision of all CASPs to ESMA
- Status: N/A
- Source: EC
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
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA (in addition see here for the European Commission’s letter to ESMA on the same)
ESMA statement on avoiding misperceptions: guidance for CASPs offering unregulated services
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA
ESMA statement to support the smooth implementation of MiCA data standards and format requirements
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA
All CASPs — Authorisation of CASPs and notifications to provide cryptoasset services
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/303 with regard to 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
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/304 laying down 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
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/305 with regard to RTS specifying the information to be included in an application for authorisation as a CASP
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/306 laying down 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 interim MiCA authorised CASPs and non-compliant entities register
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA
EBA opinion on the supervisory priorities at the end of the transition period under the EBA’s No Action letter on the interplay between PSD2 and MiCA
- Status: N/A
- Source: EBA
European Commission letter to EBA and ESMA on the interplay between MiCA and PSD2
- Status: N/A
- Source: European Commission (see here for the EBA’s letter to European Commission on the same)
EBA No Action letter on the interplay between MiCA and PSD2
- Status: N/A
- Source: EBA
ESMA opinion on MiCA regulatory technical standards on the authorisations of cryptoasset service providers and notifications by certain financial entities to provide cryptoasset services
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA (see here and here for the European Commission’s letter to ESMA on the same)
ESMA supervisory briefing on authorisations of CASPs under MiCA
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA
ESMA statement on the provision of certain cryptoasset services in relation to non-MiCA compliant ARTs and EMTs
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA
ESMA peer review report: executive summary on fast-track peer review on a CASP authorisation and supervision in Malta
- Status: N/A
- Source: ESMA
All CASPs — Acquiring a qualifying holding
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/414 with regard to 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: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- 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: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: ESMA
Trading platform requirements
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/417 with regard to RTS specifying the manners in which transparency data for CASPs operating a trading platform is to be presented
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: Official Journal
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/416 with regard to RTS specifying the content and format of order book records for CASPs operating a trading platform
- 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: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: ESMA
Guidelines for the criteria on the assessment of knowledge and competence under MiCA
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: ESMA
SMSG advice to the ESA’s consultation paper on guidelines for the assessment of knowledge and competence under MiCA
- Status: N/A
- Source: SMSG
Transfer services requirements
Guidelines on the procedures and policies, including the rights of clients, in the context of transfer services for cryptoassets
- Status: In force (subject to relevant transitional period)
- Source: ESMA