EU Securities Watchdog ESMA Targets Crypto-Asset Perpetual Futures as CFDs
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a formal warning to investment firms, clarifying that derivatives on crypto-assets marketed as “perpetual futures” are likely subject to the strict regulato...
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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ESMA is showing up inside the Market Structure theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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