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About James
James Morris is Financial Regulation Counsel at Linklaters in London. He advises issuers, banks, and crypto-asset service providers on MiCA implementation, UK FCA cryptoasset regulation, and the cross-border application of EMD2 and PSD2 to stablecoin issuance.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Counsel, Linklaters London — Financial Regulation Group
Jurisdictions
Sources
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Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with James's practice (United Kingdom, European Union · Stablecoin issuance, MiCA CASP).
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 custody licence · Comparison
Crypto Custody Licence: Jurisdictions Compared (2026)
A crypto custody licence is not one licence. Under MiCA it is a CASP Class 2 authorisation; in the US a state trust charter or SPDI; in Asia…
Crypto exchange licence · Comparison
Crypto Exchange License: Jurisdictions Compared (2026)
A crypto exchange licence is not one licence. It is six or seven different regimes — MiCA, VARA, MAS, SFC, FCA, FINMA, and the US state-by-s…
UK FCA vs EU MiCA · Comparison
UK FCA Cryptoasset Registration vs EU MiCA: Compared
The UK's FCA cryptoasset registration is AML-only and narrow. EU MiCA is a comprehensive CASP regime with a 27-state passport. They are two …
Reverse solicitation · Non-EU firms · MiCA exemption
Reverse Solicitation Under MiCA: When Non-EU Crypto Firms Can Serve EU Clients
MiCA's reverse-solicitation exemption lets a non-EU crypto firm serve an EU client only when the client initiates the relationship on their …
DeFi · MiCA scope · 2026 ESMA review
DeFi Under MiCA 2026 — What's Regulated and What Isn't
MiCA covers crypto-asset services 'on behalf of clients' — which catches centralised custody, exchange, and trading platforms but leaves gen…