Policy Event Β· Medium impact

Hodli Receives Italian MiCAR Authorization For Crypto Asset Management

Hodli said it received Bank of Italy authorization under MiCAR to operate crypto-asset portfolio-management services in Italy. The approval shows MiCA licensing expanding beyond exchanges into regulated crypto asset-management and suitability-controlled product lines.

Medium impact🌐 IT🌐 EULicensingRegulationCustodyHodliBank of Italy

APAC FINSTAB analysis

Although this is outside core APAC, it is relevant because global market-structure, enforcement, and stablecoin precedents often shape licensing expectations for APAC exchanges, issuers, custodians, and DeFi teams. Named institutions or platforms: Hodli, Bank of Italy. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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