Key facts
- Greece has added four crypto providers to the EU's MiCA register.
- The HCMC denied that its officials made remarks attributed to them in a report about Binance's withdrawn MiCA application.
- BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, and Capital Wallet Greece are overseen by the HCMC.
- Piraeus Bank is overseen by the Bank of Greece.
- Binance withdrew its MiCA application on June 24.
- The HCMC stated no official made the reported remarks and received no communication about Binance's application from the Greek Prime Minister or his office.
Greece has entered the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory register for the first time, with four providers now listed. The providers are BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece, and Piraeus Bank. Six other providers from Germany, France, and Slovenia were also added, bringing the total number of unique providers on the register to 359.
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) has expanded its denial of remarks attributed to its officials in a report by the Wall Street Journal. The report claimed that European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde intervened to block Binance's MiCA application, which the exchange withdrew on June 24. The HCMC stated that no official made the reported remarks and that it received no communication about Binance's application from the Greek Prime Minister, his office, or other government officials.
The oversight of crypto-asset service providers in Greece is divided between the HCMC and the Bank of Greece, reflecting the country's implementation of MiCA, which allows for multiple competent authorities.