Digital Assets Round Table
Expert Series
Building legal clarity for crypto-assets within the evolving EU regulatory framework and beyond.
The Digital Assets Round Table Experts (DARTE) Series is a joint initiative by Mariana de la Roche Wills (BlackVogel) and Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler (siedler.legal), supported by the European Commission.
Its mission is to enhance legal certainty and regulatory convergence within the rapidly evolving EU crypto-asset landscape. As the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) and related EU frameworks enter into force, numerous interpretative and operational questions continue to arise.
The DARTE Series provides a neutral and high-level forum for structured expert dialogue between regulators, policymakers, legal practitioners, and industry leaders. Each roundtable results in concise reports and concrete calls to action, reflecting emerging industry best-practice standards and proposals to improve the implementation of MiCAR and adjacent regulations.
Sessions are held across Europe and beyond to capture national specificities, cross-border challenges, and regional perspectives, thereby supporting a truly pan-European approach to digital-asset regulation and market integrity.
Co-organized by
Roadmap
Rome 26 January 2026 (hosted by UNIDROIT)
Sao Paulo 17 March 2026 (Merge Brazil)
Paris 14 April 2026 (Paris Blockchain Week)
Vienna 18 May 2026 (Vienna Blockchain Week)
Stockholm 25 May 2026 (Nordic Blockchain Conference)
Berlin 15 June 2026 (Berlin Blockchain Week)
Munich September 2026 (TUM Blockchain Conference)
Madrid October 2026 (Merge Madrid)
Stockholm
25 May 2026 - 31st DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission and Vienna Blockchain Week.
Speakers and topics to be announced.
A report will be published following the event.
Vienna 3.0
18 May 2026 - 30th DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission and Vienna Blockchain Week.
Speakers and topics to be announced.
A report will be published following the event.
Paris 2.0
14 April 2026 - 29th DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission, Asensi, BNY, Cardano and Notabene.
Topics:
- MiCA/PSD3/PSR for EMT-based payment services, (Marina Villalonga, Asensi Abogados)
- Next steps on multi-jurisdictional stablecoin issuances (James Cunningham, BNY); and
- Self-Hosted Wallet Treatment in the EU (Catarina Veloso , Notabene).
A report will be published following the event.
São Paulo
17 March 2026 - 28th DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission, Asensi, Itaú, Merge and Sumsub.
Topics:
- Welcome Note (Stijn Vander Straeten, Crypto Finance)
- Payment Services from LatAm to EU (Marina Villalonga, Asensi)
- Lack of Common LatAm Standard for Stable Coin Issuances (Maria Isabel Sica Longhi, Ripple)
- Harmonizing Latin America’s fragmented Travel Rule (Kat Cloud, Sumsub)
- Keynote (Giovana Fiorin Abreu, Itaú)
To read the report, click on download.
Rome 2.0
26 January 2026 - 27th DARTE Event
In cooperation with UNIDROIT and the European Commission. This session will focus on the UNIDROIT Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law.
Topics:
- Welcome Note by Prof. Ignacio Tirado, UNIDROIT
- Effecting security interests against third parties (Prof. Louise Gullifer, Cambridge)
- Cross-border insolvency (Olayimika Oyebanji Jibril, BlockLaw Consulting Nigeria)
- Proprietary rights (Prof. Charles Mooney, Jr., University of Pennsylvania)
- Keynote by Dr. Joachim Schwerin, European Commission
Rome 1.0
5 December 2025 - 26th DARTE Event
In cooperation with UNIDROIT, the European Commission and Bybit.
Topics:
- Welcome Note by Ignacio Tirado, UNIDROIT
- Industry Challenges (Georg Harer, Bybit)
- Implementing “Control” Concept (Tomáš Kozárek, Czech Ministry of Industry & Trade)
- Application of the DAPL Principles to financial instruments (Tecla Rodi, Italian Ministry of Economy & Finance)
- Keynote by Joachim Schwerin, European Commission
To read the report, click on download.
Helsinki
18 November 2025 - 25th DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission, Project Catalyst and Bybit.
Side event of Crypto Week Helsinki.
Topics:
- Multi-jurisdictional stable coin issues (Max Atallah, Nordic Law)
- Dual licensing requirement (MiCA/PSD) (Simon Seiter, AllUnity)
- The reserves concentration crunch (Magnus Jones, Nordic Blockchain Associtation)
To read the report, click on download.
Berlin 5.0
11 November 2025 - 24th DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission and Project Catalyst.
Side event to Cardano Summit.
Topics:
- Risks of eID (Florian Daniel, Westernacher)
- Digital IDs on public blockchains & GDPR (Nicolas Jacquemart, Cardano Foundation)
- Digital Identity in KYC/AML (Irina Gorbach, Crystal Intelligence)
To read the report, click on download.
Washington D.C.
29 October 2025 - 23rd DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission, Project Catalyst, Government Blockchain Association and Tezos.
Side event to Future of Money, Governance and Law Conference.
Topics:
- Cross-border regulatory recognition (Joshua Klayman, Linklaters)
- EU perspective on "fully decentralized" (Joanna Rindell, trilitech)
- US perspective on decentralisation maturity (Alex Liu, Tezos)
To read the report, click on download.
Madrid 2.0
7 October 2025 - 22nd DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission, Project Catalyst, Merge Madrid, Sumsub and TRM Labs.
Side event to Merge Madrid.
Topics:
- Cross-border implementation of MiCAR KYC/AML (Katherine Cloud, Sumsub)
- Prevention and Prohibition of Market Abuse involving Crypto-Assets (Luiza Castro Rey, FIO Legal)
- Announcement of WG on crypto asset legal classification (Juan Ignacio Ibanez, MiCA Crypto Alliance)
- Roundup (Jacob Cohen, TRM Labs)
To read the report, click on download.
Munich
11 September 2025 - 21st DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission, Project Catalyst, FinPlanet, Bybit and V-Bank.
Side event to TUM Blockchain Conference.
Topics:
- Secondary Markets for electronic securites (Christopher Goertz, Bundesverband Elektr. Wertpapiere))
- DLT Pilot Regime (Carola Rathke, YPOG)
- Lack of harmonisation of eu securities laws (Roland Gollenbeck, Bybit)
To read the report click on download.
Vienna 2.0
10 September 2025 - 20th DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission, Project Catalyst, Bitpanda, Bybit and the Central University of Vienna.
Side event to Vienna Blockchain Week.
Topics:
- Disclosure of insider information & challenges of social media (Philipp Bohrn, Bitpanda)
- Classification of decentralized assets (Georg Harer, Bybit)
- Market abuse provisions in MiCA&MAR (Giti Said, Arweave)
To read the report click on download.
Berlin 4.0
16 June 2025 - 19th DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission, Project Catalyst, 1Inch and Spielfeld
Topics:
- DeFi Security and Risk Management (Alireza Siadat, 1Inch)
- DeFi Interfaces (Marina Markezic, EUCI)
- Tech Providers versus Crypto-Asset Services (Peter Großkopf, AllUnity)
To read the report: Click on download.
Berlin 3.0
13 June 2025 - 18th DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission, Project Catalyst and Blockchain@HTW Berlin Conference
Topics:
- DAOs as compliant Web3 communities (Dr. Joachim Schwerin, European Commission)
- Coding as criminal act? (Judith de Boer, Hetoghs)
- Personal Data and Blockchain (Gustav Hemmelmayr, Parity)
To read the report: Click on download.
Milan
13 May 2025 - 17th DARTE Event
In cooperation with the European Commission, Università Bucconi, MiCA Crypto Alliance and Project Catalyst.
Topics:
- Legal uncertainty re "other" crypto assets (Francesco Paolo Patti, Università Bocconi)
- Liability of third parties in whitepaper drafting (Juan Ignacio Ibanez, MiCA Crypto Alliance
- Prevention of insider dealings (Delphine Forma, Solidus Labs)
To read the report: Click on download.
