FinTech Market: Regulation of crypto assets in Germany and the EU

By Annabelle Rau | Renate Prinz on 21. September, 2022

In this webinar, Renate Prinz and Annabelle Rau provide an overview of the current regulatory land-scape for crypto assets and crypto service providers in Germany, also taking a look at the European level, where uniform legislation for the regulation of crypto-assets is coming soon. The following fur-ther topics will be covered:

Regulatory classification of crypto-assets in Germany.
Licensing requirements in connection with crypto-assets and crypto-services
Overview of the regulatory requirements for entities regulated in Germany
Draft European crypto regulation, in particular the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (“MiCAR”).
Passporting of licenses within the EU

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Annabelle Rau

Annabelle Rau focuses on banking and financial services law, European financial supervisory law, and corporate law. Her advisory practice ranges from issues related to the regulation of traditional financial services to new FinTech business models, including crypto regulation. In addition, Annabelle Rau advises several listed companies on their general meetings and ongoing capital markets legal obligations.

Renate Prinz

Renate Prinz focusses her practice on corporate law, national and international mergers, and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate reorganizations. She also advises at the interface with financial regulatory aspects, especially in connection with corporate transactions and/or licensing issues. Renate is experienced in advising national and foreign investment companies, credit, and financial services institutions on all aspects of German and European financial supervisory law. She furthermore has extensive experience in acting for clients in the industrial, retail, and public sectors. Furthermore, Renate publishes in corporate and financial supervisory law on a regular basis.