Global law firm, Reed Smith, has launched an automated compliance platform aimed at helping crypto companies meet the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) requirements as the bloc enters a stricter phase of digital asset regulation.

Under its ‘On Chain’ initiative, the company, which has over 30 offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, has advised several high-profile industry transactions, most notably, Trump Media’s Bitcoin Treasury financing and Nakamot Holdings creation of a Bitcoin treasury company.

The platform, named Aquarius, automates key compliance processes including

  • crypto-asset classification,

  • regulatory white paper generation,

  • due diligence, and

  • environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures.

 

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Reed Smith said it also plans to expand the platform to support compliance frameworks in

  • The UK,

  • United Arab Emirates (UAE),

  • Hong Kong, and

  • Singapore.

According to the firm, Aquarius combines automated workflows with legal expertise to simplify MiCA compliance for companies entering or expanding across the European market.

The launch follows the end of the EU’s MiCA transition period on July 1 2026 after which crypto firms could no longer rely on temporary national exemptions available under grandfathering provisions.

 

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MiCA establishes a unified licensing, consumer protection, and operational framework for crypto-asset service providers across the European Union.

Despite the new framework, compliance remains a significant challenge for many firms with obtaining a MiCA license being only the beginning for companies. Industry participants continue to face increased ongoing scrutiny over:

  • governance,

  • cybersecurity,

  • operational resilience and

  • the safeguarding of customer assets,

particularly for custodians and other regulated crypto service providers.

 

 

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