--- title: "Article 1 — Subject matter" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109" shortTitle: "Article 1 — Subject matter" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 instrument: mica celex: 32023R1114 text_version: "Consolidated version of 9 January 2024" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-11-09 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 9 January 2024 · Verified 9 Nov 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109)* 1. This Regulation lays down uniform requirements for the [offer to the public](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/offer-to-the-public) and admission to trading on a trading platform of [crypto-assets](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset) other than [asset-referenced tokens](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/asset-referenced-token) and [e-money tokens](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/electronic-money-token), of asset-referenced tokens and of e-money tokens, as well as requirements for [crypto-asset service providers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset-service-provider). 2. In particular, this Regulation lays down the following: **(a)** transparency and disclosure requirements for the issuance, [offer to the public](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/offer-to-the-public) and admission of crypto-assets to trading on a trading platform for crypto-assets (‘admission to trading’); **(b)** requirements for the authorisation and supervision of [crypto-asset service providers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset-service-provider), [issuers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/issuer) of [asset-referenced tokens](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/asset-referenced-token) and issuers of [e-money tokens](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/electronic-money-token), as well as for their operation, organisation and governance; **(c)** requirements for the protection of holders of [crypto-assets](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset) in the issuance, [offer to the public](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/offer-to-the-public) and admission to trading of crypto-assets; **(d)** requirements for the protection of [clients](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/client) of [crypto-asset service providers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset-service-provider); **(e)** measures to prevent insider dealing, unlawful disclosure of inside information and market manipulation related to crypto-assets, in order to ensure the integrity of markets in crypto-assets. ### Related * [crypto-asset service](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset-service) — definition used in this article * [offer to the public](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/offer-to-the-public) — definition used in this article * [electronic money](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/electronic-money) — definition used in this article * [crypto-asset](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset) — definition used in this article * [client](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/client) — definition used in this article * [issuer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/issuer) — definition used in this article *** [Title I — Subject matter, scope and definitions](../titles/i.md) · [Article 2 →](2.md)