Source: OJ L, 2025/1264, 3.10.2025

Current language: EN

RTS on liquidity management policy

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2025/1264

of 27 June 2025

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the minimum contents of the liquidity management policy and procedures for certain issuers of asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 1095/2010 and Directives 2013/36/EU and (EU) 2019/1937(1)OJ L 150, 9.6.2023, p. 40, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1114/oj., and in particular Article 45(7), fourth subparagraph, thereof,

Whereas:

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Recital 1

Pursuant to Article 35(4) and Article 58 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, the requirements laid down in Article 45(3) of that Regulation apply not only to issuersmeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of significant asset referenced tokens, but also to electronic money institutionsmeans an electronic money institution as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive 2009/110/EC; issuing significant e-money tokens and, where required by their competent authoritiesmeans one or more authorities:designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 93 concerning offerors, persons seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens, issuers of asset-referenced tokens, or crypto-asset service providers;designated by each Member State for the application of Directive 2009/110/EC concerning issuers of e-money tokens;, to issuersmeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset referenced tokens that are not significant and to electronic money institutionsmeans an electronic money institution as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive 2009/110/EC; issuing e-money tokens that are not significant.

Recital 2

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, the Commission is to specify the minimum contents of the liquidity management policy and procedures for managing the liquidity risk of issuersmeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies; or e-money tokens ensuring that the value of the reserve of assetsmeans the basket of reserve assets securing the claim against the issuer; can meet requests for redemption by holders of such tokens under normal and stress scenarios ensuring the normal continuity of the business. In order to meet requests for redemption, issuersmeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies; or e-money tokens should pay particular attention to the volatility of the assets referenced relative to the reserve of assetsmeans the basket of reserve assets securing the claim against the issuer; and should perform a subsequent analysis of the necessary overcollateralisation. To mitigate any counterparty risk, issuersmeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies; or e-money tokens should avoid risks of concentration of the custodians of the reserve of assetsmeans the basket of reserve assets securing the claim against the issuer;.

Recital 3

Issuersmeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies; or e-money tokens should establish a liquidity contingency plan with early warning signals and liquidity risk mitigation tools. In particular, issuersmeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies; or e-money tokens should monitor as an early warning signal the volatility of assets referenced relative to the reserve of assetsmeans the basket of reserve assets securing the claim against the issuer; and the evolution of any gap between the market value of the tokens and the market value of the assets referenced, in order to anticipate potential material redemption requests, particularly in view of any potential underestimation of the market value of tokens in the market. Given that an overestimation of the market value of a token might create an incentive to sell it, issuersmeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies; or e-money tokens should pay attention to transaction volumes and prices in order to be ready to react to any adverse evolution in the market of the tokens.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

  1. Article 1Scope
  2. Article 2Policies and procedures for identifying, measuring and managing liquidity risk
  3. Article 3Contingency policy and liquidity risk mitigation tools
  4. Article 4Segregation of the liquidity management policy and procedures
  5. Article 5Process and procedures to test scenarios of liquidity stress
  6. Article 6Entry into force

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2025.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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