Educational Demo Only — This POC illustrates how software can model MiCA (EU Reg. 2023/1114) requirements. It is not legal advice and does not constitute MiCA compliance certification.

ART Significance Threshold Assessor

Evaluate whether an Asset-Referenced Token meets MiCA's "significant" designation (Art. 43)

Criterion Values

Threshold: > 10,000,000

Threshold: > EUR 5,000,000,000

Threshold: > 2,500,000 transactions/day

Threshold: > EUR 500,000,000/day

Load Example Scenario:

NOT SIGNIFICANT

0 of 7 Criteria Met

Does not meet minimum threshold

Criteria Assessment

(a) Holder Base

Number of holders > 10,000,000

0 holders

(b) Market Capitalization

Value issued or market cap > EUR 5,000,000,000

€0

(c) Transaction Volume & Value

Average daily transactions > 2,500,000 AND average daily volume > EUR 500,000,000

0 tx/day, €0/day

(d) DMA Gatekeeper Status

Issuer is a Digital Markets Act gatekeeper (Regulation (EU) 2022/1925)

No

(e) International Significance

Significant activities on international scale (payments, remittances)

No

(f) Financial System Interconnectedness

Interconnectedness with financial system

No

(g) Multi-Token CASP Service

Same issuer issues ≥1 additional ART/EMT AND provides ≥1 CASP service

No

Regulatory Consequences

Supervisory Body

Home NCA (National Competent Authority)

Own Funds Requirement

2% of average reserve assets

Overnight Deposits Minimum

30% of reserve

Key Consequences:

  • Supervised by home NCA (National Competent Authority)
  • Own funds requirement: 2% of average reserve assets
  • Overnight deposits: minimum 30% of reserve
  • Standard supervision level

MiCA Compliance Note

Implemented: Art. 43 — Seven-criterion framework to determine if an Asset-Referenced Token meets the definition of "significant ART"

Implemented: Art. 45 — Enhanced own funds (3% vs 2%) and deposit concentration rules (60% vs 30%) for significant ART

Implemented: Art. 39 — Consequence that significant ART is supervised by EBA instead of home NCA

Out of Scope:

• Art. 17, 18, 19 — ART authorization process and white paper (requires direct NCA interaction)

• Art. 22–32 — Reserve composition and management (requires real banking infrastructure)

• Real-time market data integration (uses static input fields instead of live feeds)

What This POC Does Not Implement

  • Real NCA notifications — Determining significance must be validated with the competent authority; this POC only calculates criteria.
  • Dynamic data integration — Real issuers would calculate these metrics from blockchain data and financial systems; this POC uses manual input.
  • Retroactive reclassification — An ART may transition from non-significant to significant over time; this POC is a point-in-time assessment.
  • Cascading requirements validation — Assumes all other Art. 22–42 requirements are met (own funds, reserve composition, etc.).