Key Takeaways
The European Securities and Markets Authority published its first MiCA register update since the EU transitional period closed on July 1, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers and bringing the total to 280 authorized firms, up from 243 on June 26.
Standard Chartered secured its authorization from Luxembourg's CSSF on June 25 alongside an e-money license, and institutional trading firm FalconX won approval from Malta's MFSA shortly before the deadline.
Germany leads the register with 58 authorizations, followed by France at 31 and the Netherlands at 26, according to register data reported by Cryptopolitan.
The European Securities and Markets Authority added 37 crypto-asset service providers to its MiCA register on July 3, the first update since the EU's transitional period ended on July 1. The register now lists 280 authorized firms, up from 243 a week earlier, according to Crypto Briefing.
The headline addition is Standard Chartered, which won authorization from Luxembourg's financial regulator, the CSSF, on June 25, paired with an Electronic Money Institution license that lets the bank operate across all 27 EU member states under a single passport. FalconX, the institutional crypto trading firm, received its approval from Malta's MFSA just before the deadline. Sygnum Europe, Ronin EM, and CACEIS, the asset-servicing arm of Crédit Agricole and Santander, also made the list.
The jump is the deadline doing its work. Any provider without a valid license as of July 1 had to stop onboarding new EU clients and begin winding down, so the firms that could clear the bar rushed through the door before it closed. Germany now leads with 58 authorizations, followed by France at 31 and the Netherlands at 26, per Cryptopolitan's read of the ESMA register. A license from any one member state passports across the bloc and its 450 million consumers.
The pattern here is hard to ignore. In one week Europe went from a deadline that forced unlicensed firms to wind down to a public list of exactly who is allowed to serve the world's largest single market, and the names joining it are global banks. Standard Chartered made the register the same week it became the first global bank to offer USDC minting. The next register updates will show who else clears the bar, and who quietly exits. Worth watching.
People Also Ask
What is the ESMA MiCA register?
It is the EU's public list of crypto-asset service providers authorized under the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation. Regulators in each member state grant the licenses, and ESMA compiles them into one register that anyone can check.
How many crypto firms are licensed under MiCA?
As of the July 3, 2026 update, the register lists 280 authorized crypto-asset service providers, up from 243 on June 26. Germany leads with 58 authorizations.
What happens to crypto firms without a MiCA license after July 1, 2026?
The transitional grace period ended on July 1, 2026. Firms without a valid MiCA authorization must stop onboarding new EU clients and wind down their operations in the bloc.
What is MiCA passporting?
A MiCA license granted by one EU member state, such as Luxembourg or Malta, allows the firm to operate across all 27 EU countries without applying separately in each one.