EU regulatory register · MiCA
Article 40Prohibition of granting interest
CELEX 32023R1114 · Read on 2026-08-18
Short answer
1. Issuers of asset-referenced tokens shall not grant interest in relation to asset-referenced tokens.
Verbatim from the article. Source: NovaCopilot · https://legal.exploreworldai.com/eu/rattsakter/mica-2023-1114/artikel-40 · Short answer as data · Official text
MiCA, crypto-assets in short
Crypto-asset service providers need authorisation, and issuers need a white paper. Stablecoins have special rules.
Source: NovaCopilot
Official text
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1. Issuers of asset-referenced tokens shall not grant interest in relation to asset-referenced tokens.
2. Crypto-asset service providers shall not grant interest when providing crypto-asset services related to asset-referenced tokens.
3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, any remuneration or any other benefit related to the length of time during which a holder of asset-referenced tokens holds such asset-referenced tokens shall be treated as interest. That includes net compensation or discounts, with an effect equivalent to that of interest received by the holder of asset-referenced tokens, directly from the issuer or from third parties, and directly associated to the asset-referenced tokens or from the remuneration or pricing of other products.
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