Malta Regulator Opens DeFi Consultation As DAO Governance Enters Policy Spotlight
Malta’s MFSA has opened a DeFi discussion paper covering DAO governance, Guardian Agents, account abstraction, and MiCA interaction.
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WB-Shield Innovations GmbH secures MiCA authorization in Austria, expanding regulated crypto services across the European Economic Area. WB-Shield Innovations GmbH, operating as WhiteBIT EU, announced today that it has obtained authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in Austria.…
Read full articleMalta’s MFSA has opened a DeFi discussion paper covering DAO governance, Guardian Agents, account abstraction, and MiCA interaction.
Lawyers say MiCA rules do not bar the European Central Bank from communicating with national regulators during the application process, though crypto licensing decisions remain with member states.
WB-Shield Innovations GmbH, operating as WhiteBIT EU, announced today that it has obtained authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in Austria. The authorization was granted by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA). The Austrian authorization marks a key step in WhiteBIT’s European growth strategy and underscores WhiteBIT EU’s commitment to operating within a […]
[PRESS RELEASE – Vienna, Austria, June 19th, 2026] WB-Shield Innovations GmbH, operating as WhiteBIT EU, announced today that it has obtained authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in Austria. The authorization was granted by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA). The Austrian authorization marks a key step in WhiteBIT’s European growth strategy and […]
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The Maltese regulator is seeking industry feedback on a legal framework for software-governed organizations, arguing that many DeFi projects are not fully decentralized.
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