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ADAN's Response to the IOSCO Report on Retail Market Conduct
May 24, 2022

ADAN's Response to the IOSCO Report on Retail Market Conduct

Since their emergence in 2008, crypto-assets have been increasingly adopted by individuals. Recent studies show that in 2021, more than 200...

Government Mandate on the Metaverse
May 13, 2022

Government Mandate on the Metaverse

Ms. Roselyne Bachelot, Minister of Culture; Mr. Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Economic Recovery; and Mr. Cédric O, Secretary...

TFR’s Goals for the Trilogues: An Effective Fight Against Financial Crime Requires Preserving Innovation
May 3, 2022

TFR’s Goals for the Trilogues: An Effective Fight Against Financial Crime Requires Preserving Innovation

Recent cases of money laundering and terrorist financing in the European financial sector have highlighted the need for a regulatory framework...

MiCA's Goals for the Trilogues: A Last Chance for European Digital Sovereignty
April 26, 2022

MiCA's Goals for the Trilogues: A Last Chance for European Digital Sovereignty

For more than two years, ADAN, its members, and their supporters within the crypto-asset industry have sought to contribute at every stage to the development...

Crypto-assets as a means of circumventing economic sanctions: what is their real value?
April 5, 2022

Crypto-assets as a means of circumventing economic sanctions: what is their real value?

In recent weeks, digital assets have come under the spotlight for their use in the context of the war following the invasion of Ukraine...

Glossary of Digital Assets
January 1, 2022

Glossary of Digital Assets

Digital Assets
Digital assets are intangible assets that involve property rights and are based on blockchain protocols. They include...

ADAN’s Position on the Updated FATF Guidelines
December 17, 2021

ADAN’s Position on the Updated FATF Guidelines

General Comments: ADAN welcomes the FATF’s revisions to its guidelines, which are based on previous recommendations issued by...

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs): Digital Rarity
November 15, 2021

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs): Digital Rarity

On March 11, 2021, the digital artwork “EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS” by American artist Beeple sold for $69.3 million at the auction house...

The Rise of Decentralized Finance (DeFi): What Are the Use Cases?
October 29, 2021

The Rise of Decentralized Finance (DeFi): What Are the Use Cases?

In a recent interview with CNBC, Paul Maley, the CEO of Deutsche Bank, stated that “it is essential for any bank that wants to ...

Blockchain protocols and their energy footprint
September 29, 2021

Blockchain protocols and their energy footprint

In recent months, the notion that blockchain technologies and crypto-assets consume excessive amounts of electricity has been at the center of the debate...

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Regulation in Europe: Risks to Innovation
September 25, 2021

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Regulation in Europe: Risks to Innovation

Following the publication of the Commission’s regulatory proposals aimed at regulating crypto-asset markets (MiCA) and security tokens ...

Crypto-blockchain use cases aimed at advancing the energy transition
July 30, 2021

Crypto-blockchain use cases aimed at advancing the energy transition

For several years now, Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies have been the subject of regular controversy regarding their energy consumption.
The example...

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