NCA.

A defined term in EU crypto-asset regulation, in plain language, with the source of truth identified.

SOURCES: REGULATION (EU) 2023/1114 · (EU) 2023/1113 · (EU) 2022/2554 · DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2226 · ESMA / EBA GUIDANCE

Definition

National Competent Authority — the Member-State regulator (e.g. CySEC in Cyprus, BaFin in Germany, AMF in France) that authorises and supervises CASPs and issuers.

Where it appears in the regulation

The verbatim article text is available on EUR-Lex. For NCA, see the related MiCA articles and the plain-language library guides.

MiCA Regulation, explainedEUR-Lex — Reg (EU) 2023/1114 ↗
Plain-language guideEUR-Lex — Consolidated text ↗

Related terms

Back to the full glossary · MiCA / MiCA · CASP · VASP · ART · EMT · Utility token · Crypto-asset white paper · ESMA

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Educational summary of public sources. This definition condenses text from Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) and official ESMA/EBA materials for general information. Verify against the official sources linked above before relying on any point.