Central Bank of Ireland publishes Markets Update No 16 of 2026

On 12 October 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) published Issue No 16 2026 of its regular Markets Update, in which it sets out alerts of interest to Irish regulated firms and other market participants. For our summaries of the previous issues, please see the right-hand column of this page.

The new update contains a single item:

Central Bank confirms compliance with ESMA's MiCA Guidelines

On 9 July 2025, ESMA published Guidelines under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA).

The Guidelines specify supervisory practices that NCAs must implement in order to prevent and detect market abuse involving crypto-assets. Their aim is to ensure supervisory convergence among EU NCAs so insider dealing, the unlawful disclosure of inside information, and market manipulation are identified and prevented.

As part of the implementation of MiCA, the Central Bank has confirmed its compliance with the Guidelines.