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title: "Article 86 — Scope of the rules on market abuse"
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*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. <a id="p-1"></a>This Title shall apply to acts carried out by any person concerning [crypto-assets](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset) that are admitted to trading or in respect of which a request for admission to trading has been made.
2. <a id="p-2"></a>This Title shall also apply to any transaction, order or behaviour concerning [crypto-assets](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset) as referred to in paragraph 1, irrespective of whether such transaction, order or behaviour takes place on a trading platform.
3. <a id="p-3"></a>This Title shall apply to actions and omissions, in the Union and in third countries, concerning crypto-assets as referred to in paragraph 1.

### Related

* [crypto-asset](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset) — definition used in this article

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[Title VI — Prevention and prohibition of market abuse involving crypto-assets](../titles/vi.md) · [← Article 85](85.md) · [Article 87 →](87.md)
