LEI.

A defined term in EU crypto-asset regulation, in plain language, with the source of truth identified.

SOURCES: REGULATION (EU) 2023/1114 · (EU) 2023/1113 · (EU) 2022/2554 · DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2226 · ESMA / EBA GUIDANCE

Definition

Legal Entity Identifier — a 20-character identifier for a legal entity. The separate ESMA CSV parser includes LEI (when supplied), legal name and home member state in its grouping key; the enriched public Radar snapshot does not expose LEIs, so its rows cannot be audited by LEI here.

Where it appears in the regulation

The verbatim article text is available on EUR-Lex. For LEI, see the related MiCA articles and the plain-language library guides.

MiCA Regulation, explainedEUR-Lex — Reg (EU) 2023/1114 ↗
Plain-language guideEUR-Lex — Consolidated text ↗

Related terms

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Need the firm-level check?

This is the rule. If you need the firm-level check for a file — one firm, one register question, dated and signed — see the dated counterparty note.

Educational summary of public sources. This definition condenses text from Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) and official ESMA/EBA materials for general information. Verify against the official sources linked above before relying on any point.