MiCAR-compliant crypto fundraising goes live in Europe
The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) is designed to bring order to this fragmented landscape. The regulation delivers a unified framework for digital assets in the EU. Its goal is to ensure greater transparency, stronger consumer protections and consistent oversight throughout the bloc.
MiCAR went into effect in December 2024, and most market participants are still in the process of meeting its requirements. One platform, however, has already cleared that hurdle. Decubate, a crypto launchpad platform based in the Netherlands, has secured full approval under MiCAR, offering one of the first working examples of how regulated token fundraising may finally take shape. MiCAR approval for token launches
After nearly two years of preparation, Netherlands-based Decubate has become an early crypto platform in Europe to receive the MiCAR license. The Dutch Financial Markets Authority (AFM) authorized the platform to operate a compliant token launchpad.
For both investors and project teams, the approval opens a new chapter in how token fundraising operates under EU law. Any launch through the platform must comply with EU-wide requirements for transparency, documentation and legal accountability — bringing it closer to the norms of traditional finance. Project teams are expected to disclose verifiable information, including business plans and token distribution models. For investors, it provides clearer visibility into where their funds are going and under what terms.
One key investor-facing feature under MiCAR is a no-questions-asked 100% refund policy — a safeguard Decubate applies to all its allocation tiers. It reflects the broader shift toward making early-stage crypto participation less speculative and more structured.
Until recently, early-stage token sales often operated in a regulatory gray zone, marked by informal presales and hype-driven marketing tactics. With this approval, launch platforms like Decubate are now brought under the direct supervision of national financial regulators, effectively placing early-stage fundraising under formal oversight.
The platform's network of over 35,000 verified investors will now operate within a regulated environment, offering participants clearer rules and formal risk disclosures. Since its launch in 2021, Decubate has facilitated over 25 token launches and raised over $5.5 million, positioning it as one of the earliest case studies in regulated token distribution at scale. Legitimacy as strategy
Beyond regulatory approval secured, Decubate is turning its focus to infrastructure, aiming to simplify, accelerate and enhance the compliance of token operations. Its Token Management System (TMS) provides no-code tools for smart contract deployment, vesting, staking and liquidity, reducing costs and accelerating time-to-launch by up to 95%.
You don't prove your value by writing smart contracts.
You prove it by launching clean, audited products, and fast.
TMS gives you:
TMS gives founders:
• No-code staking, vesting, lockups• Custom branding• Audited smart contracts
• Full launch utility in under 72 hours… pic.twitter.com/3uyvu1vNz3
— Decubate (@decubate) August 1, 2025
The platform also prioritizes projects in high-impact sectors, such as artificial intelligence, real-world assets (RWA) and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) — a signal of where it believes regulated crypto innovation is headed next.
As MiCAR enforcement unfolds across the EU, platforms that meet its standards could establish a new baseline for crypto fundraising — one built not on hype, but on legal clarity and operational discipline. If structured token launches succeed, Europe could become the proving ground for compliant Web3 capital formation. And the next wave may belong to those who build with legitimacy from day one.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/micar-compliant-crypto-fundraising-goes-live-in-europe
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