Blockchain and Crypto-Assets 2026

SPAIN

France

Spain

Madrid

Portugal

Law and Practice Contributed by: Alfonso López-Ibor Aliño, Olivia López-Ibor Jaume and Victoria Moreno Motilva López-Ibor Abogados

Contents 1. Overview of Blockchain and Crypto-Assets p.594 1.1 Blockchain p.594 1.2 Crypto-Assets p.597 2. Regulation p.599 2.1 Regulators and International Alignment p.599 2.2 Crypto-Asset Regulatory Frameworks p.599 2.3 Regulated Firms and Legal Wrappers p.600 2.4 Token Issuance p.600 2.5 Market Abuse p.601 2.6 Non-Compliance p.601 3. Licensing and Set-Up Requirements p.602

3.1 Licensing Requirements p.602 3.2 Set-Up Requirements p.602 3.3 Change of Control p.603 3.4 Passporting p.603 4. Cross-Border Services p.604 4.1 Marketing p.604 4.2 White Labelling p.604 5. Decentralised Finance p.605 5.1 Ability to Use DeFi p.605 5.2 DeFi Structures p.605 5.3 Liability p.605 6. Payments and Stablecoins p.606

6.1 Payments p.606 6.2 Stablecoins p.606 7. Tokenisation and Real-World Assets p.608 7.1 Treatment p.608

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