Blockchain and Crypto-Assets 2026

GIBRALTAR

Spain

Gibraltar

Law and Practice Contributed by: Aaron Payas, Jeremy Requena, Jerome Compson and Reece Atkinson Hassans

Morocco

Contents 1. Overview of Blockchain and Crypto-Assets p.276 1.1 Blockchain p.276 1.2 Crypto-Assets p.279 2. Regulation p.280 2.1 Regulators and International Alignment p.280 2.2 Crypto-Asset Regulatory Frameworks p.280 2.3 Regulated Firms and Legal Wrappers p.281 2.4 Token Issuance p.281 2.5 Market Abuse p.281 2.6 Non-Compliance p.282 3. Licensing and Set-Up Requirements p.282

3.1 Licensing Requirements p.282 3.2 Set-Up Requirements p.283 3.3 Change of Control p.283 3.4 Passporting p.283 4. Cross-Border Services p.283 4.1 Marketing p.283 4.2 White Labelling p.284 5. Decentralised Finance p.285 5.1 Ability to Use DeFi p.285 5.2 DeFi Structures p.285 5.3 Liability p.285 6. Payments and Stablecoins p.285

6.1 Payments p.285 6.2 Stablecoins p.286 7. Tokenisation and Real-World Assets p.286 7.1 Treatment p.286

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