ESMA Outlines Supervisory Expectations for Unauthorised Stablecoins
ESMA has published an opinion clarifying supervisory expectations for crypto-asset services involving unauthorised stablecoins, instructing NCAs to ensure CASPs cease providing services and implement controls to prevent access to such tokens in the EU.
Why it matters. Regulatory bodies are taking action to protect EU markets from non-compliant stablecoins, affecting crypto-asset service providers and clients.