Policy Roundtable: Token Taxonomy & Banking Under MiCA
The MiCA Crypto Alliance will host a curated roundtable during EthCC Cannes, creating a focused space for practitioners to discuss token taxonomy, banking-crypto convergence, and the evolving regulatory landscape for digital assets in Europe.
The discussion is intended for industry experts including lawyers, policy specialists, exchanges, and institutional market participants.
The event is organised in cooperation with the Tezos ecosystem and will take place within TezDev 2026. Attendees are welcome to claim a complimentary TezDev ticket here.
Participation will be limited in order to maintain a discussion-focused format. Attendance will be confirmed subject to capacity.
08:30 – 09:00
Coffee Reception
09:00 – 09:15
Opening remarks: MiCA Crypto Alliance
Aaron Sanchez, Director of Industry Engagement, MiCA Crypto Alliance
09:15 – 09:20
Introduction to the Tezos Ecosystem
Joanna Rindell, Head of Legal, Trilitech
09:20 – 09:30
Keynote: Building xU3O8, the World’s First Tokenised Physical Uranium Product
Ben Elvidge, Product Lead, uranium.io (xU3O8), and Head of Commercial Applications, Trilitech
09:30 – 10:30
Panel: Regulation of LSTs and Decentralised Assets
Focus areas:
Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs)
Classification challenges under MiCA
Decentralised protocol design considerations
Structure:
~30 min panel discussion
~30 min open roundtable discussion with participants
Speakers:
Alex Liu, Executive Board, Tezos Commons
Mark Richardson, Project Lead, Bancor
Johannes Kern, Managing Director, Frankencoin Association
Moderator: Juan Ignacio Ibañez, General Secretary, MiCA Crypto Alliance
10:30 – 11:00
Break (Coffee & Networking)
11:00 – 12:15
Panel: The Future of Banking From the Crypto Perspective
Focus areas:
Interaction between banks and crypto under MiCA
Institutional adoption pathways
Compliance challenges for exchanges and platforms
Market infrastructure and tokenised finance
Structure:
~30 min panel discussion
~45 min open roundtable discussion with participants
Speakers:
Alexandra Lloyd, Head of Anti Money Laundering, YouHodler
Yves Holenstein, Head of Custody & Staking, Bitcoin Suisse AG
Moderator: Juan Ignacio Ibañez, General Secretary, MiCA Crypto Alliance
12:15 – 12:30
Closing remarks