Crypto-assets not only attract widespread public interest, but they also create new risks in the financial market on a large scale that are difficult to accurately assess. Both the nature of the risk and the magnitude of the problem have made these financial instruments a subject of analysis by academics and a serious concern for supervisors and regulators in many countries.

In the EU, one outcome of these efforts is Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, known as MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets). This regulation introduces uniform rules for issuers and service providers related to crypto-assets that were previously not subject to specific financial instrument regulations.

The relevance of the crypto-assets issue is also underscored by the declaration of the new American administration and by the final stage of legislative work on implementing the EU Regulation into national law. Ultimately, the aim is to limit the risk to which individuals—lured by the prospect of extraordinary financial gains—may be exposed. In light of recent and past experiences, crypto-assets represent a serious challenge to public financial education.

The Program and Scientific Council and the Editorial Committee of “Safe Bank” invite submissions for the special issue No. 2(97)2025, dedicated to crypto-assets.

The academic advisor and editor of the issue will be Chair of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) Jacek Jastrzębski, professor at the University of Warsaw.

Article topics may cover issues from the social sciences—especially economics and finance, legal studies—as well as from computer science, technical computer science, and telecommunications. We encourage a broad treatment of crypto-assets, including their impact on the financial market, investor preferences, the diverse approaches of different age or social groups, competition with traditional products, and potential threats to certain financial sector entities.

We are also interested in analyses of EU regulations and their consequences for national standards, as well as studies on the situation of market participants in the financial sector.

Proposals for topics and articles should be submitted in both Polish and English. For submissions by foreign authors, the English version alone will suffice.

Manuscripts should not exceed 20 standard typewritten pages (up to 36,000 characters without spaces per language version). In cases of significant discrepancies, the English version will be considered definitive.

The issue will also include content from the debate titled “Crypto-Assets Storm the World of Finance,” held during a seminar organized by the European Financial Congress, the International Monetary Fund, and the Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF) in Warsaw on 28 February 2025.

Detailed editorial requirements are available on the “Safe Bank” website at ojs.bfg.pl under the “Information for Authors” tab.

Deadline for submission of article topics: 30 March 2025
Deadline for submission of article manuscripts: 15 May 2025

For topic proposals or any inquiries, please contact: redakcja@bfg.pl

Jan Szambelańczyk – Editor-in-Chief
Jacek Jastrzębski – Chair of the KNF
Andrzej Sławiński – Chair of the Scientific Council