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By placing very high bids of his own on this specific trait (and of which he owned several NFTs), he induced another trader (or rather the trader's bot) to copy Chang's bidding strategy, upon which Chang removed his bids and then dumped several of his NFTs into the competitors bids at an artificially elevated price, resulting in significant profits for. \"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"Most NFT traders applauded Chang for his clever scheme and brilliant usage of PVP tactics. However, regardless of what you believe of Chang's actions, his actions align with MiCA's definition of market manipulation.\\xa0 \"}),/*#__PURE__*/t(\"p\",{children:[/*#__PURE__*/e(\"strong\",{children:\"MiCA and Market Abuse: Not a Good Fit for NFTs\\xa0\"}),\"\uD83D\uDD0D \",/*#__PURE__*/e(\"br\",{}),'Unlike the above - and rather straight forward - example about Chang, I unfortunately believe that the market abuse rules will cause significant distress for CASPs and NFT actors. Why? 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For instance, merely being issued as an ERC-721 token doesn\u2019t suffice; the represented value must be unique and non-fungible.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"NFTs encompassing digital art and unique collectables, where value derives from unique characteristics and utility, are exempt from MiCA. Similarly, crypto assets representing services or physical assets, like real estate or product guarantees, fall under the non-fungible category, thus staying outside of MiCA\u2019s scope.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"However, fractionalized parts of an NFT and NFTs launched in a \u201Clarge series or collection\u201D will likely not meet the NFT criteria, as quantities suggest fungibility. Instead, a substance-over-form approach is used when determining what constitutes an NFT.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"Naturally, one might ask the following questions:\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"- How large a series or collection must be to fall outside the regulation\u2019s scope?\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"- How do embedded rights affect NFT status?\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"The boring lawyer\u2019s answer is that it depends. Considering that it is common to issue and treat NFTs as part of a series or collection similarly in terms of governance, benefits and utility, it is likely that case-to-case circumstances will determine the questions above.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"For example, imagine that an artist issues 50 unique artwork NFTs and attaches financial rights, such as royalties, to the NFTs. Furthermore, besides generating royalties to the holders of the NFTs, each NFT also gives the holder governance rights and utility, for example, access to a clubhouse, allowlist for future collections and voting rights. It is my assessment that in such a scenario, and albeit every NFT contains unique artwork, the series will most likely fall within the scope of MiCA.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"MiCA\u2019s objective of financial system regulation makes financial rights\u2019 inclusion likely to narrow the possibility of issuing a large series or collection - or even issuing a series at all (while remaining outside the scope of the regulation). However, if one removes the financial rights, the likelihood that the NFTs are excluded is probably higher. To what extent does however remain.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"In the end, these questions currently lack regulatory guidance. I would also not be surprised if the regulator refrains from providing clear guidance in order not to limit the scope of the regulation in regard to further development of the NFT market and its associated services.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"In conclusion, the interaction between MiCA and NFTs still needs regulatory guidance - clarity which will encourage innovation, provide stability, and protect market participants from uncertainty and potential disputes.\"})]})},{id:\"XmhGlNSm1\",[s]:\"MiCA and NFTs: How Europe's New Crypto Rules Could Be a Game Changer for Your Digital Collectibles\",[o]:\"mica-and-nfts-europe-new-crypto-rules-for-your-digital-collectibles\",[c]:\"2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z\",[l]:u({src:\"https://framerusercontent.com/images/MC2Z2zaYFAJyX2A9w8CoSxfDLs.png\",srcSet:\"https://framerusercontent.com/images/MC2Z2zaYFAJyX2A9w8CoSxfDLs.png?scale-down-to=512 512w, https://framerusercontent.com/images/MC2Z2zaYFAJyX2A9w8CoSxfDLs.png 800w\"},\"MiCA\"),[d]:\"2 min\",[h]:/*#__PURE__*/t(r.Fragment,{children:[/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"This week, the markets in crypto-assets regulation (\u201CMiCA\u201D) will be debated and voted on by the European Parliament 20 April 2023. 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Instead, the value represented must also be unique and non-fungible in order for the asset to be considered an NFT.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"For example, digital art and collectables, where the asset's value is attributable to the asset's unique characteristics and utility, are considered non-fungible assets and hence excluded from the scope of MiCA. Also, crypto-assets representing services or physical assets that are unique and not fungible, such as product guarantees or real estate, are considered unique and non-fungible and subsequently excluded from the scope.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"Meanwhile, on the other hand, it follows from the recital of MiCA that fractionalized parts of NFTs are most likely not considered NFTs. The same applies to NFTs launched in a large series or collection, as the quantity speaks for the fungibility of the tokens. Hence, the days of launching a 10k PFP collection with pictures of animals without any regulatory scrutiny are most likely over.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"Furthermore, even if NFTs may appear unique and not fungible, their features or linked features can make them fungible or not unique. For example, if an NFT collection of 1000 NFTs has distinctly unique artwork for each NFT, but all NFTs give the same benefits and utility, the NFT collection could be considered fungible and hence a crypto-asset subject to MiCA.\"}),/*#__PURE__*/e(\"p\",{children:\"In conclusion, while NFTs are outside the scope of MiCA, the definition of NFTs under MiCA is narrow, and many assets based on NFTs fall within the scope of the regulation. It should also be noted that even if an asset is considered an NFT, and hence outside of the scope of the regulation, such exclusion does not affect the asset's potential classification as a financial instrument. As the NFT market continues to grow and NFTs gain more real-world utility, it becomes increasingly important for actors within the ecosystem to understand the regulatory landscape. 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