Blockchain and Crypto-Assets 2026

FRANCE

Belgium

Germany

Paris

France

Switzerland

Law and Practice Contributed by: Estelle Rigal-Alexandre, Marie Frisch and Mohamed Bouzenada Soulier Bunch

Italy

Spain

Contents 1. Overview of Blockchain and Crypto-Assets p.247 1.1 Blockchain p.247 1.2 Crypto-Assets p.250 2. Regulation p.254 2.1 Regulators and International Alignment p.254 2.2 Crypto-Asset Regulatory Frameworks p.254 2.3 Regulated Firms and Legal Wrappers p.256 2.4 Token Issuance p.257 2.5 Market Abuse p.257 2.6 Non-Compliance p.258 3. Licensing and Set-Up Requirements p.258

3.1 Licensing Requirements p.258 3.2 Set-Up Requirements p.259 3.3 Change of Control p.259 3.4 Passporting p.259 4. Cross-Border Services p.259 4.1 Marketing p.259 4.2 White Labelling p.260 5. Decentralised Finance p.260 5.1 Ability to Use DeFi p.260 5.2 DeFi Structures p.261 5.3 Liability p.261 6. Payments and Stablecoins p.261

6.1 Payments p.261 6.2 Stablecoins p.261 7. Tokenisation and Real-World Assets p.262 7.1 Treatment p.262

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