Blockchain and Crypto-Assets 2026

ROMANIA

Ukraine

Slovakia

Moldova

Hungary

Romania

Law and Practice Contributed by: Alexandru Stanescu, Simina Negulescu, Anca Popan and Mihai-Cristian Huială Lexters

Bucharest

Serbia

Bulgaria

Contents 1. Overview of Blockchain and Crypto-Assets p.529 1.1 Blockchain p.529 1.2 Crypto-Assets p.531 2. Regulation p.534 2.1 Regulators and International Alignment p.534 2.2 Crypto-Asset Regulatory Frameworks p.534 2.3 Regulated Firms and Legal Wrappers p.535 2.4 Token Issuance p.536 2.5 Market Abuse p.537 2.6 Non-Compliance p.537 3. Licensing and Set-Up Requirements p.537

3.1 Licensing Requirements p.537 3.2 Set-Up Requirements p.538 3.3 Change of Control p.538 3.4 Passporting p.539 4. Cross-Border Services p.539 4.1 Marketing p.539 4.2 White Labelling p.540 5. Decentralised Finance p.540 5.1 Ability to Use DeFi p.540 5.2 DeFi Structures p.540 5.3 Liability p.541 6. Payments and Stablecoins p.541

6.1 Payments p.541 6.2 Stablecoins p.542 7. Tokenisation and Real-World Assets p.543 7.1 Treatment p.543

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