Blockchain and Crypto-Assets 2026

AUSTRIA

Czech Republic

Germany

Slovak

Vienna

Austria

Law and Practice Contributed by: Oliver Völkel, Jara Erhard and Bryan Hollmann CERHA HEMPEL

Hungary

Italy

Slovenia

Croatia

Contents 1. Overview of Blockchain and Crypto-Assets p.37 1.1 Blockchain p.37 1.2 Crypto-Assets p.40 2. Regulation p.42 2.1 Regulators and International Alignment p.42 2.2 Crypto-Asset Regulatory Frameworks p.43 2.3 Regulated Firms and Legal Wrappers p.44 2.4 Token Issuance p.44 2.5 Market Abuse p.45 2.6 Non-Compliance p.46 3. Licensing and Set-Up Requirements p.46

3.1 Licensing Requirements p.46 3.2 Set-Up Requirements p.47 3.3 Change of Control p.47 3.4 Passporting p.47 4. Cross-Border Services p.48 4.1 Marketing p.48 4.2 White Labelling p.49 5. Decentralised Finance p.49 5.1 Ability to Use DeFi p.49 5.2 DeFi Structures p.49 5.3 Liability p.49 6. Payments and Stablecoins p.50

6.1 Payments p.50 6.2 Stablecoins p.50 7. Tokenisation and Real-World Assets p.51 7.1 Treatment p.51

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