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The European Union's market watchdog will direct national supervisors toward tokenization and artificial intelligence risks starting in 2027.
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ESMA designated digital innovation as a Union Strategic Supervisory Priority starting in 2027.
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The regulator's initial oversight focus will target supervised entities using tokenization and artificial intelligence.
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The mandate will run alongside an operational and cyber resilience priority active since 2025 while concluding an ESG-focused mandate.
Context
ESMA established Union Strategic Supervisory Priorities to harmonize regulatory scrutiny across EU national watchdogs, having focused on ESG disclosures since 2023 and cyber resilience since 2025.
Why it matters
Supervised financial institutions and asset issuers deploying tokenization networks or AI algorithms in the EU will face standardized regulatory convergence and deeper scrutiny from national competent authorities.
What to watch
The conclusion of the ESG mandate at the end of 2026 and the operational deployment of the digital innovation framework in 2027.
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