Named experts · Practitioner profile
About Andri
Andri Michael is a partner at Kinanis LLC in Nicosia, where she leads the Financial Services & Funds Department and the firm's crypto-asset and blockchain work. A member of the Cyprus Bar Association, she holds a Professional Certificate in Blockchain Law, Regulation and Policy from the University of Nicosia. She co-authored the firm's "Cryptoassets in Cyprus" guidance and Cyprus's chapter in the Legal 500 Blockchain & Crypto Assets comparative guide, and Legal 500 ranks her in Banking & Finance with a noted fintech specialism.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, Head of Financial Services & Funds Department, Kinanis LLC
- Professional Certificate in Blockchain Law, Regulation and Policy (University of Nicosia)
- Co-author, Legal 500 Cyprus Blockchain & Crypto Assets comparative guide
- Legal 500 — ranked in Banking & Finance (Cyprus), fintech specialism
Jurisdictions
Sources
Every entry on this page is sourced from public records. The references below are the evidence base for the practitioner's expertise claims.
- Legal 500 — Cyprus: Blockchain & Crypto Assets comparative guide (Kinanis LLC, co-authored by Andri Michael) — directory
- Kinanis LLC — Cryptoassets in Cyprus (Andri Michael, Partner – Financial Services & Funds) — publication
- Legal 500 — Banking & Finance, Cyprus: Kinanis LLC (Andri Michael leads the practice) — directory
Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Andri's practice (Cyprus · MiCA CASP, Token classification, Crypto AML, Crypto custody).
CASP conduct and marketing · MiCA rules
MiCA Conduct and Marketing Rules for CASPs: The Full Cluster
How MiCA governs CASP conduct: fair, clear, not misleading information and marketing (Article 66), Title II marketing (Article 7), conflicts…
MiCA · CASP operations & lifecycle
CASP Operations and Lifecycle 2026 — MiCA Passport, Banking, Wind-Down
The CASP passport under MiCA Article 65 went operational in late 2024 — but a working passport is one part of running an authorised CASP. Th…
MiCA scope edges · DeFi · staking · DLT Pilot · Article 60 · reverse solicitation · MiFID II line
The Edges of MiCA Scope 2026 — DeFi, Staking, DLT Pilot, Article 60, Reverse Solicitation
Where MiCA's perimeter actually sits — the DeFi carve-out, staking and lending, the DLT Pilot Regime boundary, the Article 60 bank track, re…
DORA · ICT operational resilience
DORA ICT Resilience Plan for CASPs: What 2026 Requires
DORA has applied to MiCA-authorised CASPs since 17 January 2025. What the ICT risk-management framework, testing programme, third-party regi…
Qualifying holdings · CASP acquisitions
Qualifying Holdings Acquisitions 2026 — MiCA CASP Guide
MiCA Articles 83 and 84 govern notification and assessment of any acquisition of a qualifying holding in a CASP, and of increases past 20%, …
Crypto custody · Segregation rules
Crypto Custody Segregation Rules — MiCA Practitioner Guide
MiCA Article 75 sets the rules for CASP custody of client crypto-assets: custody agreement, register of positions, custody policy, segregati…