Chambers and Partners – 2025 FinTech Guide
João G. Gil Figueira (Partner), Rodrigue Devillet Lima (Partner) and Catarina Andrade Miranda (Associate) contributed the Portuguese Chapter of the Chambers and Partner’s Fintech 2025 Global [...]
New Mica Publication – EMT Liability under MiCA
Rodrigue Devillet Lima (Partner) and Catarina Andrade Miranda (Associate) are the authors of the article “EMTs: Liability,” published in the English version of Almedina’s collective [...]
MiCA Voting postponed until April 2023
After the first postponement of the voting on the new Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Regulation in November 2022, caused by technical issues in MiCA’s lengthy text, the final voting was [...]
MiCA’s Overview – Part 2
What is MiCA about? The final version of the MiCA (Markets in Crypto-assets) Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937, was published on October [...]
MiCA’s overview
What is MiCA about? The final version of the MiCA (Markets in Crypto-assets) Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937, was published on October [...]
Legal aspects of transactions using cryptocurrencies and tax treatment of cryptocurrency income
Virtual or crypto assets (including cryptocurrencies) are a recent asset class that has attracted many investors. They are the most visible and well-known aspect of blockchain as a technological [...]
Bank of Portugal issues crypto licenses
The Bank of Portugal has approved two companies of Portugal to run crypto-related operations in Portugal. They are now allowed to operate in Portugal and onboard Portuguese clients. The Bank of [...]
A new crypto license in Portugal?
The recent Portuguese transposition of the Fifth Directive on AML* has a direct impact on cryptocurrency businesses. In addition to extensive AML and KYC procedures being enforced on some crypto [...]
