# kaal:claim:5583610-023

**Claim.** MiCA exempts non-transferable utility tokens like LER vouchers from white paper and issuer authorization requirements, but only while they lack investment characteristics and stay inside a closed-loop ecosystem.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- EU issuance
- token remains non-transferable and closed-loop
- no investment characteristics

**Source quote.**

> MiCA exempts non-transferable utility tokens, such as LER's voucher rewards, from white paper and issuer authorization requirements, as long as they lack investment characteristics and are confined to closed-loop ecosystems.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Liquid Equity Rewards in Corporate America* (2025), 3.3. EU and International Frameworks, page 14

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Liquid Equity Rewards in Corporate America (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5583610

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**Topics.** tokenomics

**Keywords.** mica, eu-regulation, utility-tokens, closed-loop, exemption

**Related claims.**

- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5454054-025

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