The EU is considering transferring crypto and financial sector oversight to the ESMA, following the SEC’s model in the US, aiming to bolster capital markets for emerging startups.
The EU is reportedly drafting a proposal to transfer crypto and financial sector oversight to the ESMA, as part of a wider push to improve capital markets for startups.The European Commission is exploring plans to bring stock and cryptocurrency exchanges under central supervision as part of a broader effort to make the bloc’s capital markets more competitive with those in the US.
The incoming proposal would expand the European Securities and Markets Authority’s jurisdiction to include stock and crypto exchanges, as well as crypto asset service providers and other trading infrastructure, the Financial Times The EU's current landscape comprises numerous national and regional regulatory agencies, which significantly raises the cost of cross-border trade, hindering startup development in the region. may be the next step for the EU's “capital markets union,” which is also backed by European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. “Creating a European SEC, for example, by extending the powers of ESMA, could be the answer. It would need a broad mandate, including direct supervision, to mitigate systemic risks posed by large cross-border firms,” LagardeThe commission is set to publish a draft in December, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke with the FT. The proposal would also enable ESMA to have the final say in disputes between asset managers, issuing binding decisions without direct supervision. The EU’s single supervision model may address the concerns related to crypto service providers seeking licenses under more lenient regulatory jurisdictions.France also became the third country to call for the Paris-based ESMA to take over supervision of major crypto companies, after Austria and Italy. Under MiCA, which took effect for crypto-asset service providers in December 2024, companies authorized in one member state can use that license as a “passport” to operate across the 27-nation bloc.Ross said the proposal aims to address “continued fragmentation in markets” and move closer to a unified capital market across Europe.Bitcoin may drop 70% before $1M, MEXC’s ‘white whale’ apology: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 26 – Nov. 1
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