Named experts · Practitioner profile
About Berry
Berry van Wijk is a Partner at Houthoff in Amsterdam and steers the firm's financial regulatory team. He helps financial services clients implement regulatory requirements and liaises with regulators on their behalf, including in MiCA CASP licence applications with the AFM. Houthoff coordinated one of the first registrations under the predecessor Dutch crypto regime and continues to lead on MiCA work.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, Houthoff Amsterdam — Financial Regulatory
- Recognised by Chambers and Legal 500 for Dutch financial regulatory work
Jurisdictions
Sources
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Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Berry's practice (Netherlands, European Union · MiCA CASP, Crypto custody).
Netherlands · AFM · CASP authorisation
Netherlands AFM CASP Authorisation 2026 — Practitioner Guide
The Netherlands transferred CASP supervision from DNB to AFM under the MiCA-implementing Wft amendments — shifting from AML-only registratio…
Crypto staking · MiCA scope analysis
Crypto Staking Under MiCA 2026 — Service, Custody or Out of Scope
Staking-as-a-service through a CASP is in scope of MiCA Title V — typically as crypto-asset custody plus an additional service layer. Pure p…
MiCA Article 78 · Inducements rule
MiCA Article 78 — Inducements and Crypto-Asset Conflicts
MiCA Article 78 imposes the inducements rule on CASPs — disclosure of any fees, commissions, or non-monetary benefits paid or received in co…
MiCA Article 7 · Operational checklist
MiCA Article 7 Marketing Checklist 2026 — CASP Compliance
A working checklist for CASP marketing approval under MiCA Article 7. Pre-publication review, format-specific risk warnings, white-paper con…
MiCA Article 7 · Influencer marketing 2026
MiCA Marketing for Influencers and KOLs 2026 — The Rules
MiCA Article 7 applies to influencer and KOL marketing of crypto-assets in the EU. The CASP or issuer remains liable for fair-clear-not-misl…
MiCA Article 84 · CASP recovery and resolution
CASP Recovery and Resolution Under MiCA Article 84
MiCA Article 84 requires every authorised CASP to maintain a recovery plan and a resolution plan, both reviewed and updated regularly. The r…