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Financial Instrument under MiFID II

German: Finanzinstrument nach MiFID II

The classification that decides whether securities law or MiCA applies to a token; national regulators have applied it inconsistently, so the assessment is instrument-specific.

Why people look this up

The gateway question for any issuance; readers want the criteria and the divergence between member states.

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Finanzinstrument nach MiFID II Die Einordnung, die darüber entscheidet, ob auf einen Token Wertpapierrecht oder MiCA anwendbar ist; die nationalen Aufsichtsbehörden legen sie uneinheitlich aus, sodass eine instrumentenbezogene Prüfung nötig ist.

Looking for how this maps to its traditional-finance counterpart rather than a standalone definition? See the Term Bridge, which also flags where the obvious analogy is wrong.