{"id":611732,"date":"2026-06-09T13:53:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/mica-architect-says-eu-should-prioritize-tokenization-over-defi-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:53:22","slug":"mica-architect-says-eu-should-prioritize-tokenization-over-defi-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/mica-architect-says-eu-should-prioritize-tokenization-over-defi-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"MiCA architect says EU should prioritize tokenization over DeFi rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy9oaS13aHktdGVjaG5vbG9neS1hc3N1cmFuY2VzLWFyZS1hLW11c3QtZm9yLWNyYWZ0aW5nLWV1LWNyeXB0by1yZWd1bGF0aW9uLmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"MiCA architect says EU should prioritize tokenization over DeFi rules\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of MiCA&#8217;s architects said he sees no need to regulate DeFi as the European Commission gathers feedback on the framework&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>The European Union should focus on a broader digital asset framework covering real-world assets and tokenization instead of regulating decentralized finance through a second version of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), an adviser at the European Commission said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/eu-mica-crypto-rules-review-updates\">European Commission launched<\/a> a public consultation on MiCA in May, seeking feedback through Aug. 31. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do not believe that [MiCA] is outdated now. That\u2019s my personal opinion, but it does not matter. That\u2019s why we have this consultation,\u201d Peter Kerstens told Cointelegraph during a fireside chat at WAIB Summit Monaco 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/eu-broader-crypto-market-framework-mica-2-defi-regulations\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of MiCA&#8217;s architects said he sees no need to regulate DeFi as the European Commission gathers feedback on the framework&#8217;s future. The European Union should focus on a broader digital asset framework covering real-world assets and tokenization instead of regulating decentralized finance through a second version of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":611733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-611732","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}