ESMA updates MiCA crypto register with 37 new authorized service providers after transition

The EU securities regulator ESMA has published its first MiCA register update after the end of the EU transitional period, adding 37 newly authorized crypto-asset service providers (CASPs). The additions increase the total number of CASPs on the ESMA register to 280, according to coverage of the update ^{[1] [2]}.

Among the newly listed firms are Standard Chartered, FalconX, Sygnum Europe and Ronin EM. Standard Chartered was also reported as receiving an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Luxembourg, while Crédit Agricole subsidiary CACEIS was added to the register of Electronic Money Token (EMT) issuers ^[1].

Multiple outlets characterized the growth as following the MiCA compliance deadline, describing the register expansion as part of Europe’s shift from a transitional phase to active MiCA enforcement ^{[3] [4]}.

ESMA’s latest MiCA register update brings the total number of authorized CASPs in the EU to 280 after adding 37 new firms ^{[1] [2]}.