ESMA Adds 37 Crypto Firms to the MiCA Register in Its First Post-Deadline Update

The EU crypto register grew from 243 to 280 authorized providers in ESMA's first update since the July 1 MiCA deadline, with Standard Chartered and FalconX among the new names.

ESMA Adds 37 Crypto Firms to the MiCA Register in Its First Post-Deadline Update The EU crypto register grew from 243 to 280 authorized providers in ESMA's first update since the July 1 MiCA deadline, with Standard Chartered and FalconX among the new names. Aaron Rafferty July 04, 2026 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 lice