Moldova's National Commission for Financial Markets participates in OSCE workshop on virtual asset regulation and CASP supervision

Moldova's National Commission for Financial Markets participated in an Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) workshop in Helsinki on the regulation, supervision and licensing of crypto-asset service providers, with the programme centred on Finland’s approach. The delegation, led by vice-president Vladimir Rusnac, attended under the OSCE projects “Supporting Anti-Corruption Efforts of the Government of Moldova” and “Innovative Policy Solutions to Mitigate Money Laundering Risks of Virtual Assets”. The workshop brought together several Moldovan authorities, including the National Bank of Moldova, the Service for Prevention and Combatting Money Laundering, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency and the Security and Intelligence Service. Meetings with Finland’s Financial Intelligence Unit and Financial Supervisory Authority covered the legislative framework, regulatory and supervisory mechanisms for the crypto market, and European good practices, with the stated objective of supporting Moldova’s alignment with EU Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA).