This workshop aims to support MiCAR supervisory preparedness by tackling crypto-assets service providers and issuers supervision from a data and tools perspective.
The participants start with a round of introductions, followed by an introductory lecture that covers the basics of MiCAR supervision topics and the specificities of crypto-asset data. Then the participants are divided into groups to discuss the difficulties they face in using data for supervisory purposes in their area of expertise and to exchange ideas on tools they would find helpful. After this conversation, tools and examples are presented in various contexts: i) General monitoring of market trends ii) AML/CFT iii) Liquidity and reserve of assets iv) Market abuse v) data and tools relevant to other supervisory areas.
The workshop ends with an interactive discussion that summarises the key points and adds to the initial brainstorming outcomes new ideas after the additional information from the presentations.
Welcome and opening remarks
Tour de table
Introductory session
Introduction to crypto-assets’ data and analytics tools and overview of the supervisory areas relevant to the workshop
Group activity
Discussion in small groups:
What tools or dashboards or indicators would you use for your area of supervision?
What challenges do you see in building in-house data tools based on publicly available data?
What challenges do you see in relying on commercial data tools?
Market monitoring
This session focuses on tools created for market monitoring (including DeFi) and learnings in relation to crypto data use
Crypto dashboard
Project Atlas – learnings
Market monitoring dashboard
Q&A
AML/CFT analysis and tools
Introduction and overview of AML/CFT requirements related to crypto-assets and service providers
Presentations of frameworks and in-house tools using crypto data for AML/CFT supervision purposes
Use of data for AML risk assessment
LUCIA tool
AFMA tool
Q&A
NCAs experiences
Presentation – Pilot on internal tools
Panel of NCA experts: the panellists will discuss their experience with different blockchain analytics tools and provide feedback on their advantages and shortcomings as well as their views on the decision to use in-house vs commercial tools
Supervisory staff working on MiCAR supervision preparedness (for issuers or CASPs) and/or with experience on supervision of service providers under national regimes.
• Supervisory staff with good familiarity with data and tools.