MICA LIBRARY
Sources & methodology.
How these guides and the Radar are built, sourced, reviewed and corrected. The aim is simple: every substantive claim should trace to a primary source you can open and check yourself.
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How the guides are written
The Library summarises published EU law and official regulator materials in plain language. Guides are drafted from the consolidated text of the relevant regulation on EUR-Lex and from ESMA/EBA guidance, then checked against those sources before publication. Where the law contains exceptions, the guide says so rather than stating a categorical rule. Nothing here is legal advice: obligations depend on your specific facts and Member State.
How the Radar data is produced
The MiCA Radar is built from ESMA’s public interim MiCA register files (authorised CASPs, EMT issuers, and the separate non-compliant-entity list). The files are fetched server-side, parsed, de-duplicated by Legal Entity Identifier, and count-checked against a floor before publishing — a truncated or malformed pull is refused rather than shown. Each view carries two dates: the ESMA source file last modified date (the Last-Modified date of ESMA’s published file, or “source date unavailable” when the source omits it), and the site fetched date (when this site last read it). Authorisation dates that ESMA leaves blank are shown as “not supplied” rather than guessed. The Radar is an interpretation layer over an official source — not an official or real-time register.
Source register
The primary sources behind the dated and threshold claims in the Library. Last verification date applies to the site’s check against the source, not the date the law changed.
| Topic / claim | Instrument & article | Official source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiCA scope, token categories, titles | Reg (EU) 2023/1114, Titles I–VII | CELEX 32023R1114 ↗ | 19 Jul 2026 |
| CASP authorisation & the ten services | Art. 59–63; Art. 3(1)(16) | CELEX 32023R1114 ↗ | 19 Jul 2026 |
| Own-funds requirements | Art. 67 & Annex IV | CELEX 32023R1114 ↗ | 19 Jul 2026 |
| Passporting across the Union/EEA | Art. 65 | CELEX 32023R1114 ↗ | 19 Jul 2026 |
| Grandfathering to 1 July 2026 | Art. 143(3) | CELEX 32023R1114 ↗ | 19 Jul 2026 |
| Article 60 notified financial entities | Art. 60 | CELEX 32023R1114 ↗ | 19 Jul 2026 |
| Crypto travel rule (TFR) | Reg (EU) 2023/1113 | CELEX 32023R1113 ↗ | 19 Jul 2026 |
| Digital operational resilience (DORA) | Reg (EU) 2022/2554 | CELEX 32022R2554 ↗ | 19 Jul 2026 |
| Crypto tax reporting (CARF / DAC8) | Directive (EU) 2023/2226 | CELEX 32023L2226 ↗ | 19 Jul 2026 |
| Authorised-CASP register (Radar source) | ESMA interim MiCA register (Art. 109) | esma.europa.eu ↗ | 19 Jul 2026 |
Review cadence
Each guide shows a “Reviewed on” and “Next review due” date. The standard cadence is quarterly, and sooner when a Level 2/3 measure, guideline or timetable changes. Where a page discusses something still evolving (for example DORA supervisory expectations), that is noted in the guide.
Corrections policy
If you spot a factual error, please tell us via the contact form — note the page, the point in question, and a source. Corrections to substantive points are made promptly, and material changes are noted in the change log below with a date.
Change log
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2026 | Precision pass: clarified Article 60 notified entities, “Title V applies” wording, EEA-incorporation qualifier on passporting, and DAC8 reporting-period phrasing. Added review dates, source register and this methodology page. |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Library published: MiCA overview, CASP authorisation, TFR, DORA and glossary guides, from primary sources. |
Educational summary of public sources. This page and the guides it describes condense published EU law and official ESMA/EBA materials for general information. They are not legal advice; obligations depend on your specific facts and Member State. Verify against the official sources linked above before relying on any point.