Public record

Cointelegraph examines whether Sanae Takaichi’s leadership could boost Japan’s crypto economy, with Elisenda Fàbrega predicting more proactive digital policy and refinements to token classifications, custody rules, disclosure standards and platform authorization.

Vitalik Buterin condemned the EU Chat Control proposal’s surveillance backdoors as a threat to privacy and security, while Elisenda Fabrega warned that the measure could breach EU privacy rights, fragment the digital market and weaken Europe’s influence on global privacy standards.

The EU’s proposed Chat Control regime would require pre-encryption scanning of private messages, and Elisenda Fabrega argued that it is difficult to justify under EU fundamental-rights law, would erode trust in encrypted services and could push users toward decentralized Web3 platforms.

Samson Mow and French lawmaker Sarah Knafo discussed a strategic Bitcoin reserve and Bitcoin-friendly regulation for France, while Elisenda Fabrega said limited European corporate adoption reflects regulatory, institutional-signalling and market-maturity barriers.

Samson Mow and Sarah Knafo explored Bitcoin-forward policies and a strategic reserve for France, with Elisenda Fabrega attributing corporate hesitation to regulatory uncertainty, limited institutional endorsement and an underdeveloped market.

The June 2025 report reviews ESMA’s MiCA market-abuse supervision guidance, EU capital-market integration proposals and regulatory developments. Its expert section recommends risk-tailored crypto compliance and surveillance for wash trading, spoofing, MEV exploitation and token-supply manipulation.

BeInCrypto assesses whether World Liberty Financial’s USD1 can enter the EU under MiCA, with Elisenda Fabrega explaining how payment thresholds, monitoring, geofencing, distribution controls and the ban on holder rewards constrain its use in yield products and DeFi.

Cointelegraph examines why European corporate Bitcoin adoption trails the United States, with Elisenda Fabrega attributing the gap to regulation, institutional signalling, market maturity and Europe’s lack of a definitive position on Bitcoin as a reserve asset.

The Block compared crypto taxation in the US, UK and EU: the US generally taxes disposals and crypto income, the UK applies capital-gains and income rules, and EU rates remain nationally fragmented; Brickken counsel Elisenda Fabrega explained that MiCA harmonizes market rules but not core tax rates or exemptions.

UAB reports on its inaugural Law Alumni meeting, including a panel on law, technology and artificial intelligence. Participants discussed human oversight, fundamental rights and specialist technology training; a second panel reflected on university life and alumni networking.

MetaData examines privacy, security and authenticity in digital identity, with Elisenda Fabrega explaining how eIDAS2 would give EU citizens, residents and businesses interoperable wallets for identification and attribute verification across public and private services.

Cryptonews surveys global approaches to NFT regulation, with Elisenda Fabrega explaining that EU treatment depends on the rights and functions represented and may engage contract law, MiFID II, consumer protection and intellectual-property rules.