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 – 09:00Coffee Reception 09:00 – 09:15Opening remarks: MiCA Crypto AllianceAaron Sanchez, Director of Industry Engagement, MiCA Crypto Alliance 09:15 – 09:20Introduction to the Tezos EcosystemJoanna Rindell, Head of Legal, Trilitech09:20 – 09:30Keynote: Building xU3O8, the World’s First Tokenised Physical Uranium ProductBen Elvidge, Product Lead, uranium.io (xU3O8), and Head of Commercial Applications, Trilitech 09:30 – 10:30Panel: Regulation of LSTs and Decentralised Assets  Focus areas: Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs)Classification challenges under MiCADecentralised protocol design considerations Structure: ~30 min panel discussion~30 min open roundtable discussion with participants Speakers: Alex Liu, Executive Board, Tezos CommonsMark Richardson, Project Lead, BancorJohannes Kern, Managing Director, Frankencoin AssociationModerator: Juan Ignacio Ibañez, General Secretary, MiCA Crypto Alliance 10:30 – 11:00Break (Coffee & Networking) 11:00 – 12:15Panel: The Future of Banking From the Crypto Perspective Focus areas: Interaction between banks and crypto under MiCAInstitutional adoption pathwaysCompliance challenges for exchanges and platformsMarket infrastructure and tokenised finance Structure: ~30 min panel discussion~45 min open roundtable discussion with participants Speakers: Alexandra Lloyd, Head of Anti Money Laundering, YouHodler⁠Yves Holenstein, Head of Custody & Staking, Bitcoin Suisse AGModerator: Juan Ignacio Ibañez, General Secretary, MiCA Crypto Alliance 12:15 – 12:30Closing remarks