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Regulation · 14 October 2026

DAC8 Reporting Obligations

Since January, crypto platforms serving EU customers have logged their trades for tax offices. Filings begin in 2027, and users who withhold tax details for 60 days must be blocked.

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Technology · 7 October 2026

Why integration is 70% of the work

The demo takes a week. Most of the time in a digital asset project goes into connecting it to the bank's ledger, reconciliation, identity, reporting and incident systems. The go-live date depends on that integration work, which is why it is the first thing to ask a delivery partner about.

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Regulation · 2 October 2026

Questions to ask before you hire a digital asset partner

Choosing a digital asset technology partner is also a regulatory decision. With MiCA’s transition period over and DORA fully applicable, regulated institutions need to ask the right questions about responsibility, data, exit strategies, code ownership and accountability. Our latest BlockWyse Insights article outlines 7 questions to ask any digital asset partner, including us, before the build begins.

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Regulation · 2 October 2026

Reporting & Controls Under MiCA, DORA and the Travel Rule

Since MiCA’s transition closed on 1 July 2026, supervisors have shifted from licences to evidence, with ESMA already reviewing CASP custody resilience. Our European study identifies 12 production bottlenecks, including unreconstructable records, manual Travel Rule exceptions, inconsistent DORA incident reporting and controls without test evidence. The answer: one regulated data layer producing MiCA, DORA and Travel Rule outputs from the same events, plus 20 inspector questions to test your readiness.

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Regulation · 1 October 2026

DORA in one diagram

Under DORA, the regulated firm remains fully responsible for ICT risk and third-party providers. The real question isn't “Is my provider DORA compliant?” but “Does my provider give me what I need to meet my DORA obligations?"

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Regulation · 28 September 2026

DORA. Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (Official Journal text, OJ L 333, 27.12.2022)

Official Journal text of the Digital Operational Resilience Act, applicable since 17 January 2025.

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Regulation · 28 September 2026

MiCA. Consolidated Text of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 9 January 2024

Consolidated text, including the 2023 ESAP amendment and the 2024 corrigendum.

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