Key facts
- ESMA added 14 new crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to its MiCA register.
- The total number of licensed CASPs in the EU is now 294.
- Ripple Payments Europe, Bison Bank, and Hrvatska poštanska banka are among the new entries.
- Two companies, Reversal Investment Group and Kortex, were added to the non-compliant list.
- Licensing activity has slowed since the MiCA transitional period ended July 1.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) register, bringing the total to 294. This update follows a period of slower licensing activity after the MiCA transitional period concluded on July 1.
Among the newly licensed firms are Ripple Payments Europe, Portugal-based Bison Bank, and Croatia’s state-owned Hrvatska poštanska banka. The inclusion of these and other entities, including German cooperative banks and a Liechtenstein private bank, indicates a growing trend of traditional financial institutions seeking CASP licenses.
ESMA reported no changes to its registers for electronic money tokens (EMTs) or asset-referenced tokens (ARTs). However, two entities, Reversal Investment Group and Kortex, were added to the non-compliant list, bringing the total on that list to 164.