N_RPAK Regulation and Legal Aspects of Crypto Assets

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Denisa Jindřichová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Denisa Jindřichová, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Ivana Plačková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to public and private law issues that arise in connection with the development of new forms of payment, payment gateways, and applications when implementing innovative payments. The course will focus in particular on understanding the different types of crypto assets, as well as the sources of crypto asset regulation, public law regulation of crypto assets, and will also include the resolution of practical legal problems and analysis of practical examples.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to: - characterize the different types of crypto-assets; - orient in the regulation of digital currencies, - characterize innovative payments, including cryptocurrencies, and understand the basic risks related to financial markets and - use proper terminology.
Syllabus
1. Reasons for regulating non-bank institutions 2. Non-bank institutions providing services in the market 3. Newly regulated entities in the payment business incl. FinTech companies 4. Regulation of electronic money issuance 5. Regulation of payment services 6. Regulation of crypto-assets 7. Different types of cryptoassets 8. Cryptoasset-related service providers (CASPs) 9. Introduction to the risks associated with cryptoassets 10. Rules against market interference 11. Banks and their role in the regulation of cryptoassets 12. Business plan, meaning, structure, content incl. FinTech companies' business plan.
Literature
    required literature
  • • Nařízení Komise (EU) 2025/298 – Metodika pro odhad počtu a hodnoty transakcí spojených s použitím tokenů vázaných na aktiva a elektronických peněžních tokenů denominovaných v měně, která není úřední měnou členského státu, jako prostředku směn (čl. 22 o
  • BERAN, J., NÝDRLE, T., STRNADEL, D., Zákon o platebním styku. Komentář, Wolters Kluwer, Praha, 2020.
  • • Nařízení Komise (EU) 2025/296 – Postup schvalování bílé knihy kryptoaktiva (čl. 17 odst. 8 MiCA)
  • FRAIT, Jan. Post-Crisis Banking Regulation and its Potential Impacts in Small Open Economies. 1. vyd. Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, a. s., 2016. 152 s. Edition EUPRESS. ISBN 978-80-7408-144-6. doporučená literatura
    recommended literature
  • JANÁČEK, Kamil. Jsou centrální banky za zenitem své slávy?. Praha: Institut Václava Klause, 2020. Publikace, č. 50/2020. ISBN 978-80-7542-059-6.
  • Pavlát, V., Kubíček, A.: Regulace a dozor nad kapitálovými trhy. Praha: VŠFS – Eupress, 2004
Teaching methods
Teaching takes the form / lectures / seminars / workshops / full-time study / group consultations and managed in the form of study. Minimum mandatory attendance at seminars / workshops in full-time studies is 75%, the controlled group consultations in combined form 50%. Students who fail to meet the mandatory level of participation may be given during the semester additional study obligations (to the extent that will demonstrate academic achievement and acquired competencies necessary for successful completion of course).
Assessment methods
Lectures with discussions on selected topics; Seminars devoted to the student’s presentation of the assigned essay, the following discussion to the topic and evaluation work; discussion on the current problems in the regulation of financial markets. Assessment methods: Credit depends on the level of processing and individual slides presentation or the assigned essay and activity during prepresentations and discussions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Nařízení Evropského parlamentu a Rady (EU) 2023/1114 o trzích kryptoaktiv, tzv. MiCA
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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