€150 - €290
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7 CPD Units | 7 Hours
HRDA Subsidised
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Course Overview
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) represents a landmark step in regulating crypto-assets and crypto-activities across the EU. Coming fully into effect in December 2024, MiCAR seeks to establish a comprehensive EU legal framework for crypto assets and crypto-asset services, expanding and encouraging the use of the distributed ledger technology (DLT), in the financial industry. MiCAR aims to regulate most crypto-assets currently outside of regulatory scope, expand the scope of crypto-asset service providers, and regulate issuers of crypto-assets. Its goal is to bring clarity, ensure market integrity, and establish a level playing field for financial industry activities involving crypto-assets and DLT, aligning crypto-asset markets with applicable financial standards.
This regulatory advancement is complemented by other important regulatory developments in the AML regulation of crypto assets. The EU AML Package comprises of separate AML EU legislations that address AML in a more harmonized and enhanced way, offering advanced tools to authorities to combat AML risks and covering more AML areas. In this context, the EU AML Package enhances the AML regulation of crypto-assets. The AML package intends to oblige providers of services concerning crypto-assets, defined more comprehensively in MiCAR, to comply with AML requirements. The AML Package together with MiCAR, is bound to create legal certainty, and enhance security regarding the use of crypto assets, increase the AML checks in the crypto-asset space, promote innovation and fair competition in the European financial market and bolster consumer protection and market integrity.
This highly researched and relevant course explores MiCAR as a key component of EU crypto-asset regulation. The course gives emphasis on what is being regulated and the key objectives under MiCAR. Participants will understand what qualifies as a crypto-asset, the services and activities regulated under MiCAR. Participants will also understand who will be impacted by the EU’s flagship MiCA regulation and will discuss MiCAR’s interaction with other regulatory frameworks. In this context, participants will learn about the AML package as it concerns crypto-asset activities and services. This course is vital for professionals, practitioners, supervisors, policymakers, and financial institutions who wish to explore the development of the fast-evolving crypto market.
Training Objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will:
be introduced to the MiCA Regulation
be able to explain what is being regulated and what are the key objectives under MiCAR
explore the key components of MiCAR relating to issuance of crypto-assets and the provision of crypto-asset services
discuss the interaction of MiCAR with other regulatory frameworks (such as e-money and payment services laws, financial services laws, AML)
understand the types of assets as defined by the MiCAR
become familiar with Crypto-asset Policy and Developments beyond MiCAR
Training Outline
Introduction to MiCAR
Objective: What is being regulated and what are the main objectives?
Crypto-assets
What is covered?
Types of crypto-assets under the MICAR: unbacked crypto-assets, utility tokens, and stablecoins
What is not a crypto-asset despite being DLT-based
Treatment of NFTs
Treatment of crypto-assets covered under other frameworks
Services covered
Offering/issuance of crypto-assets - requirements and exemptions depending on crypto-asset
Crypto-asset services Authorisation and operating conditions for Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs)
Interaction of MiCAR with other regulatory frameworks
E-money and payment services laws
Financial services laws
AML: Focus on AML Package
Crypto-asset Policy and Developments beyond MiCAR
DLT-focused laws (EU and Domestic)
MiCAR Impact on Fintech
Who Should Attend
This training course is suitable for people from all kinds of backgrounds who are interested to explore the Markets in Crypto-assets regulation (MiCA). The course is also ideal for:
Compliance officers,
Lawyers,
internal and external legal advisors,
Graduate Lawyers,
Junior Lawyers,
Law students,
Law researchers,
Professionals in the banking sector (Including neo and challenger banks),
Financial advisors,
Executives and senior managers,
Software Developers,
IT Professionals,
Blockchain technologists and developers,
Innovation leaders and members of Innovations labs,
Government Agencies,
HR Managers,
Corporate Administrators,
Strategy Managers,
Technology Strategy Leaders,
Digital Transformation Heads, Officers and Team Members
Regulators
Policymakers
Training Style
The programme combines structured theoretical instruction with a practical, interactive approach to learning. The course is delivered through live online sessions supported by professionally designed presentations, real-life case studies, regulatory guidance, practical examples and facilitated discussions. Participants are encouraged to actively engage throughout the programme by asking questions, analysing real-world scenarios and exploring the practical application of the MiCA Regulation. The training also incorporates recent regulatory developments, supervisory expectations and industry best practices to ensure that participants gain both a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework and practical insights for its effective implementation.
CPD Recognition
This programme may be approved for up to 7 CPD units in Fintech and Financial Regulation. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by your association, regulator or other bodies which you hold membership.
In-house Training
For groups within the same organisation, this course may be customized to meet any specific needs and delivered in-house.
Christiana Aristidou
Christiana Aristidou is an industry expert and thought leader who stands above subject-matter expertise and is an authority in her field. She is a passionate educator educating and training regulators, public authorities, incumbents, private organizations of all sizes, investors and entrepreneurs in Cyprus, the EU and internationally. A pioneer in the field of training course design, development and delivery, Christiana creates comprehensive training courses with innovative subject combinations and unique content, falling mainly in the intersection of Regulation, Business Law and Technology. Christiana is a Business Technology Lawyer, CEO of “The Hybrid LawTech Firm”, empowered by Christiana Aristidou LLC, regulated by the Cyprus Bar Association (membership since 1997). She is the Director of SmartCity Business, a company that aims to create smart laws and business models that can be used by smart cities to assess what value they offer citizens by integrating ICT and emerging technologies into their infrastructure and services, enabling the acceleration of change from smart cities to smart societies. She is also a non-executive Director of Rhea Legal Tech, a company that offers AI, machine learning and automation solutions to the legal, regulatory and supervisory industries. Christiana is the President of the CBA’s Technology Committee, a National Delegate to the ISO TC/307 Blockchain Committee actively contributing to Working Group 3 drafting standards on Smart Contracts and to Working Group 6 on Blockchain use cases. She is a member of ITU and has served in ITU-FG-DLTs. She is also a Certified International Legal Project Practitioner (IILPM), a member of the PMI Cyprus Chapter, an approved HRD Trainer, the Ambassador of European Legal Technology Association (ELTA) in Cyprus, and a Digital Transformation Specialist. Christiana is a co-founder, and, until recently, the Vice-Chair of the Cyprus Blockchain Association (CBA) which has recently merged with the Cyprus Blockchain Technologies (CBTs). She is currently a board member of CBTs and holds advisory and directorship positions in technology companies. Christiana is a regular speaker at local and international Law and Technology conferences. Christiana holds a Bachelor’s in Law from the Kapodistrian University of Athens, three (3) LL.M degrees: 1. in Common Law, 2. International Commercial and Business Law (UEA-UK) and 3. Computers and Telecommunications Law (Queen Mary-UoL). She also holds a Certificate in International Commercial Arbitration (Cologne-Germany) and a certificate in Digital Currencies from the University of Nicosia.
Evdokia Marcou
Evdokia Marcou is a partner at The Hybrid LawTech Firm empowered by Christiana Aristidou LLC, having achieved this position at a young age. She is a Cyprus Bar Association member and works in corporate and commercial law, e-commerce, banking and finance, and intellectual property, and focuses on technology-oriented issues, with specialised fintech practice. She conducts research in blockchain and law, including blockchain-based uses for the public and private sectors. Evdokia provides consultations in banking and finance, payment innovation, banking digital transformation, remote onboarding, intellectual property, crypto-asset services, and corporate law. She advises start-ups and innovative businesses and participates in blockchain and AI projects. With extensive expertise in specialized business tasks, Evdokia has rich experience collaborating with industry leaders. She has assisted the head of delegation of CYS to the ISO TC-307 Blockchain Committee in drafting recommendations for standards. Additionally, Evdokia has provided valuable legal and regulatory services to support a bank’s digital transformation needs, structuring legal arrangements, and executing relevant documentation. Notably, she has successfully led a project on the implementation of biometrics and trust services within a financial institution, overseeing the legal aspects of the project. Evdokia has made contributions as a co-author to legal journals on blockchain and fintech. Evdokia also delivers training courses to private entities and professionals as a co-instructor. Evdokia holds an LLB from the QMUL and an LLM in corporate law from the LSE.
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