Named experts · Practitioner profile
About Johannes
Johannes Wirtz, LL.M., is a Partner at Bird & Bird in the firm's Finance & Financial Regulation practice. He has been the lead practitioner on Bird & Bird's MiCAR webinar series — the firm's principal client-education output on the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. Bird & Bird's Digital Rights & Assets group, established in 2019, covers MiCAR implementation alongside the broader EU crypto-asset regulatory framework.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner — Bird & Bird, Finance & Financial Regulation
- Lead practitioner, Bird & Bird MiCAR webinar series
- LL.M.
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.
- Bird & Bird — MiCAR (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) practice — firm bio
- Bird & Bird — MiCAR Tracker — publication
- Crypto Law Index — Bird & Bird CLPAI ranking — directory
Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Johannes's practice (Germany, European Union · MiCA CASP, Token classification, Stablecoin issuance).
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…
MiCA Article 75 · Custody safeguarding
MiCA Article 75 Crypto Custody — Segregation and Safeguarding
MiCA Article 75 sets the operational rulebook for CASP custody of client crypto-assets — segregation, ledger accuracy, bankruptcy-remoteness…
MiCA Title II · Token sales and white paper
MiCA Token Sale Rules 2026 — White Paper and Public Offer
MiCA Title II regulates the issuance and public offering of crypto-assets that are not ARTs or EMTs. The issuer prepares a white paper, noti…
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…