Key facts
- ESMA added nine crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to its MiCA register.
- BingX and YouHodler were among the newly authorized entities.
- The total number of unique CASPs on the register is now 375.
- The e-money token (EMT) register has 50 entries, and the asset-referenced token (ART) register is empty.
- The register of non-compliant crypto-asset service providers (NCASPs) increased to 178.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its register of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), adding nine new entities. This brings the total number of unique CASPs to 375. Among the new additions are BingX, a crypto exchange, and YouHodler, a crypto lending platform, both of which announced their authorizations last week. BingX's Austrian entity, MEGE zweite, and YouHodler's Italian subsidiary, authorized for custody, exchange, order execution, and transfers, were specifically listed. Other new entries include Spain's Prakma Markets, associated with the Goin app, and German entities Openbank Deutschland (a subsidiary of Banco Santander), VR-Bank Alb-Blau-Donau, and VR Bank im südlichen Franken. Denmark's Penning Financial Services is no longer listed. The e-money token (EMT) register remains unchanged with 50 entries, while the asset-referenced token (ART) register is empty. The register of non-compliant CASPs increased to 178.