-
Spain to Enforce MiCA and DAC8 in 2026, Ending Crypto’s Regulatory Grey Area
Spain is moving to close the regulatory gap for crypto firms. From 2026, MiCA and DAC8 will bring digital asset providers under the same licensing and reporting regime as traditional financial institutions, reshaping competition in one of Europe’s largest markets. The country will begin enforcing the DAC8 directive on tax reporting from 1 January 2026, followed by the full implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) licensing framework by 1 July 2026. Together, the two regimes will require crypto service providers to obtain full authorisation and automatically report client data, fundamentally altering ... (full story)
- Comments / Top
- Subscribe
-
Related Stories
From financefeeds.com | Dec 23, 2025
Ghana has taken a major regulatory leap by officially legalizing cryptocurrency trading and establishing a comprehensive legal framework for digital asset services following parliamentary approval of the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill, 2025. Under the new law, individuals can legally engage in crypto trading, and companies providing digital ...
From morningstar.com | Dec 25, 2025
Crypto investors got almost everything they wanted in 2025: A "crypto president" in the White House, talk of a federal bitcoin reserve, friendlier regulations, a wave of exchange-traded funds investing in smaller cryptocurrencies, and a handful of high-profile digital-asset companies making their public-market debuts. Yet all of this good news wasn't enough ...
On today's episode of CNBC Crypto World, Kraken's global head of consumer, Mark Greenberg, discusses the crypto exchange's recent announcement to acquire Backed Finance, the company driving the issuance of xStocks. Greenberg also discusses what can be expected from the crypto firm in 2026 and provides his outlook for tokenized equities in the new year.
