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ESMA_QA_2883
Topic
Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP)
18/06/2026
Subject Matter
Crypto-Asset lending services under MiCA
Question
Can CASPs offer crypto-asset lending services under MiCA, and if so, under which conditions, in particular with respect to the use of clients’ crypto-assets?
Level 1 Regulation
MiCA
ESMA_QA_2882
Topic
Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP)
18/06/2026
Subject Matter
Perimeter of advice under MiCA compared to MiFID II
Question
How should the perimeter of advice on crypto-assets under MiCA be understood, and to what extent is it comparable to the notion of investment advice under MiFID II?

In particular, do introductory services – where a person recommends a crypto-asset service provider and/or a crypto-asset service to a client, without recommending specific transactions on crypto-assets – fall within the scope of advice on crypto-assets under MiCA?
Level 1 Regulation
MiCA
ESMA_QA_2867
Topic
EU-CCPs
15/06/2026
Subject Matter
Impact of the new clearing obligation thresholds on the AAR scope
Question
Under the new clearing threshold regime which distinguishes between financial and non-financial counterparties, and uncleared and cleared trades, how should the second AAR condition referred to under Article 7a(1) of EMIR be assessed?
Level 1 Regulation
Regulation 648/2012 - OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) - CCPs
ESMA_QA_2857
Topic
External reviewers - Registration and material changes
22/05/2026
Subject Matter
Material changes to registration information - external reviewers
Question
What is meant by “any material changes in the information provided in accordance with Article 23(1)” of the EuGB Regulation and “any material changes to the circumstances under which the initial authorisation was granted” under Article 6(5) of the ESGR Regulation?
Level 1 Regulation
EU Green Bond Regulation (EU) 2023/2361
ESMA_QA_2856
Topic
Application to operate in the Union
22/05/2026
Subject Matter
Material changes to registration information - ESG rating providers
Question
What is meant by “any material changes in the information provided in accordance with Article 23(1)” of the EuGB Regulation and “any material changes to the circumstances under which the initial authorisation was granted” under Article 6(5) of the ESGR Regulation?
Level 1 Regulation
ESGR - Regulation (EU) 2024/3005