Playing Catch-up: Regulating the Cryptocurrency Industry
summary
Estonia tightens rules: licensed VASPs fall from ~1,000 to ~500 and must comply by 15 June 2022 with capital requirements €100k or €250k, local office, in‑country compliance officer, audited books and technical security documentation. European law moves toward MiCA alignment, Malta uses tiered rulebooks and sandboxes, regulators lag innovation. A team is pursuing an independent non-fungible security through the SEC and plans an ATS in the US, a process expected to take about 12–18 months.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:47Regulation vs innovation
- 3:11Estonia’s crypto regulation
- 6:01Malta’s MiCA alignment
- 7:04NFTs and security tokens
- 9:53Regulatory sandboxes
- 11:38Balancing regulation and innovation
- 13:05Closing remarks
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