Key MiCa requirements for stablecoin

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MiCA requires to have and to hold in several EU banks 30% of reserves in cash for stablecoin issuers and 60% of reserves in cash for significant e-money tokens
MiCA requires stablecoin to be fully backed by their reference asset
MiCA requires “significant” stablecoins to be supervised by the European Banking Authority (EBA)
MiCA establishes that algorithmic coins do not meet reserve requirements and therefore can only be marketed as “unbacked” crypto assets, without claiming their value is pegged to an official currency
MiCA states that non-euro backed stablecoins are subject to volume caps of €200 million per day or 1 million transactions when used as a means of exchange
MiCA requires stablecoin issuers to register with supervisory authorities within EU
MiCA requires stablecoin issuers to present business model and establish a buy back mechanism

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ESMA clarified that the custody and transfers of stablecoins are not restricted by MiCA

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