ESMA Adds 14 CASPs to MiCA Register in Slower Post-Deadline Update

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its interim Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) register on Thursday, adding 14 crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) and bringing the total number of licensed entities to 294. The update represents a slower licensing pace compared to the regulator's previous expansion on July 3, when 37 CASPs were added in the first major post-deadline update after MiCA's transitional period ended. The new entries include Ripple Payments Europe, Portugal-based Bison Bank, and Croatia's state-owned Hrvatska poštanska banka (HPB), signaling continued integration of traditional financial institutions into Europe's regulated crypto market under the MiCA framework.

Traditional Banks Enter MiCA Register

Several newly added companies highlight the continued entry of traditional financial institutions into Europe's regulated crypto market. In addition to Bison Bank and HPB, the MiCA register added two cooperative banks from Germany: Volksbank Schwarzwald-Donau-Neckar and Raiffeisenbank Auerbach-Freihung. The update also included Liechtenstein-based Kaiser Partner Privatbank, expanding the presence of private banking groups offering regulated crypto services under MiCA.

The register counts dozens of traditional finance institutions, including Spain's BBVA and CaixaBank, Germany's Commerzbank, France's CACEIS Bank, and Standard Chartered Luxembourg.

EMT and ART Registers Report No New Issuers

ESMA reported no changes to its registers for electronic money tokens (EMTs), a category of crypto-assets designed to maintain a stable value against a single official currency, or asset-referenced tokens (ARTs), which are linked to multiple assets such as currencies or commodities. As of the latest update, the EMT register counted 21 unique issuers, while the ART register continued to list no approved issuers.

Italy Regulator Adds Two Entities to Non-Compliant List

The regulator added two entities to its non-compliant register following actions by Italy's securities regulator, the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB). The new additions were Reversal Investment Group and Kortex, bringing the total number of entries on the non-compliant list to 164.

FAQ

How many CASPs did ESMA add to the MiCA register on Thursday? ESMA added 14 crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to the MiCA register on Thursday, bringing the total number of licensed entities to 294.

What is the current status of the ART register under MiCA? The ART register, which covers asset-referenced tokens linked to multiple assets such as currencies or commodities, continued to list no approved issuers as of the latest update.