Named experts · Regulator or policymaker
Peter Kerstens
European Commission · European Union
Listed for the positions this person takes or has taken on crypto regulation, not as counsel you can engage.
★ Editor's Watch — MiCA CASP, Stablecoin issuance
About Peter
Peter Kerstens is the European Commission's adviser on financial-sector technological innovation and cybersecurity, and is widely credited as the architect of MiCA and DORA. He co-chaired the Commission's FinTech Taskforce and led the Digital Finance Strategy that produced Regulation (EU) 2023/1114. Earlier he served as Finance Counsellor at the EU Embassy in Washington DC. As of 2026 he is steering the Commission's MiCA effectiveness review — the public consultation that closed on 31 August 2026 — and has argued the EU should prioritise tokenisation over a rushed MiCA 2.0. For operators reading where the framework goes next, Kerstens is the single most direct signal.
Editor's note
European Commission MiCA/DORA architect steering the 2026 MiCA effectiveness review. The most direct policy signal on where the EU crypto framework heads after the first implementation cycle.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Adviser, financial-sector technological innovation and cybersecurity, European Commission
- Architect of MiCA (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114) and DORA (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554)
- Co-chair, European Commission FinTech Taskforce; led the Digital Finance Strategy
- Former Finance Counsellor, EU Delegation to the United States
Jurisdictions
Sources
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Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Peter's practice (European Union · MiCA CASP, Stablecoin issuance).
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…
Crypto brokerage · OTC desk · MiCA services
Crypto Broker License 2026 — OTC Desk and Brokerage Under MiCA
A crypto broker license under MiCA is built from CASP services — reception and transmission of orders, execution, and placing for an agency …
Crypto casino · Gambling + crypto licensing
Crypto Casino License vs Gambling License 2026 — What Operators Need
Crypto casino operators face the intersection of gambling regulation and crypto-asset regulation. Some jurisdictions treat crypto casinos un…
Crypto company formation · Cross-jurisdiction guide
Crypto Company Formation 2026: The Vehicle, the Capital, and the Licence
A cross-jurisdiction guide to forming the company behind a crypto business — Estonia OÜ, Lithuania UAB, Czech s.r.o., Ireland LTD, Poland sp…
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%, …
MiCA stablecoin · Title III + Title IV
MiCA Stablecoin Regulation Summary 2026 — Title III ART + Title IV EMT
MiCA's stablecoin regulation splits across Title III (asset-referenced tokens) and Title IV (e-money tokens) with distinct issuer authorisat…