Spain’s CNMV Pressures Crypto Firms to Comply With MiCA

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CNMV Pushes Crypto Firms to Meet EU MiCA Rules or Exit Market

Written by Aaron S.,

Editor-In-Chief

Last Updated: December 16, 2025

Key Takeaways

CNMV published a Q&A detailing how Spain will implement the EU’s MiCA rules for crypto-asset businesses;
The guidance explains licensing, notification, and transition steps by urging firms to meet new rules or exit the market;
Spain set a shorter MiCA transition deadline, December 30, 2025, earlier than the EU’s final date of July 1, 2026.

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CNMV Pushes Crypto Firms to Meet EU MiCA Rules or Exit Market

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Spain’s financial regulator, the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), has released a Q&A explaining how the country will apply the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).

The CNMV’s update describes what crypto firms need to know about licenses, notifications, and daily operations under MiCA.

It also sets expectations for the transition period, which gives existing providers a clear choice: meet the new standards or leave the market.

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By publishing this guidance, Spain joins other EU countries, such as Italy, that are actively managing MiCA’s rollout rather than delaying its implementation.

The aim is to reduce uncertainty for firms while ensuring consistency with EU-wide rules.

The Q&A explains which businesses fall under MiCA’s scope and how the regulation connects to Spain’s current framework. It also outlines how companies should apply for authorization and submit notifications through existing CNMV procedures.

Specific attention is given to how firms should manage authorization updates and cross-border activity during the transition.

MiCA allows EU member states to let current providers continue operating for a limited period, which ends when they receive or are denied authorization, or by July 1, 2026. However, Spain has chosen an earlier deadline of December 30, 2025.

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