Research Article

Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets

Volume: 2 Number: 1 June 30, 2025
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Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets

Abstract

Blockchain technology enables secure, transparent, and decentralised transactions, offering transformative potential for industries, including capital markets. This study examines the legal and functional implications of crypto assets, particularly their status as potential capital market instruments. Although crypto assets often share economic characteristics with traditional financial assets, they lack the legal recognition of currency; hence, they do not fit established definitions within financial regulation frameworks. This paper also explores the role of crypto asset service providers because they facilitate trading and custody services that enhance market liquidity and price discovery. However, the regulatory landscape for crypto asset service providers remains complex and inconsistent across jurisdictions. For instance, the EU’s MiCAR framework seeks to balance investor protection with market stability, while regulatory conflicts persist in the US between agencies like the SEC and CFTC. Although the recent amendments to Türkiye’s Capital Markets Act provide a broad definition of crypto assets, the primary focus remains on regulating crypto asset service providers rather than individual crypto assets themselves. Blockchain’s decentralised structure could reduce reliance on intermediaries in financial markets, yet widespread societal trust in centralised institutions currently limits the practical implementation of fully decentralised systems. Given the evolving nature of blockchain and crypto assets, this study suggests that adaptive regulatory frameworks, combining tailored regulations and secondary provisions, might better align with market stability, investor protection, and innovation in capital markets.

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Supporting Institution

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)

Project Number

Projects with Grant Numbers 123K086 and 223K656

Ethical Statement

This study was supported under Grant Numbers 123K086 and 223K656, and the 2211-A National PhD Scholarship Program.

Thanks

This study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) under Grant Numbers 123K086 and 223K656, and the 2211-A National PhD Scholarship Program. The author thanks TÜBİTAK for their support.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Information and Technology Law, Law in Context (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 12, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

February 21, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 10, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Keskin, A. (2025). Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets. Balıkesir Üniversitesi Hukuk Dergisi, 2(1), 110-166. https://izlik.org/JA48CB23FR
AMA
1.Keskin A. Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets. BAUNLR. 2025;2(1):110-166. https://izlik.org/JA48CB23FR
Chicago
Keskin, Aybüke. 2025. “Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets”. Balıkesir Üniversitesi Hukuk Dergisi 2 (1): 110-66. https://izlik.org/JA48CB23FR.
EndNote
Keskin A (June 1, 2025) Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets. Balıkesir Üniversitesi Hukuk Dergisi 2 1 110–166.
IEEE
[1]A. Keskin, “Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets”, BAUNLR, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 110–166, June 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA48CB23FR
ISNAD
Keskin, Aybüke. “Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets”. Balıkesir Üniversitesi Hukuk Dergisi 2/1 (June 1, 2025): 110-166. https://izlik.org/JA48CB23FR.
JAMA
1.Keskin A. Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets. BAUNLR. 2025;2:110–166.
MLA
Keskin, Aybüke. “Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets”. Balıkesir Üniversitesi Hukuk Dergisi, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 110-66, https://izlik.org/JA48CB23FR.
Vancouver
1.Aybüke Keskin. Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Crypto Assets in Capital Markets. BAUNLR [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 1;2(1):110-66. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA48CB23FR