ESMA adds 15 crypto service providers to MiCA registry, including BNY Mellon subsidiary
2026-07-27 10:47
Odaily Planet Daily News: The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its temporary MiCA registry on Friday, adding 15 licensed crypto asset service providers (CASPs), bringing the total number of registrants to 309. The newly added institutions include BNY SA/NV, the Belgian subsidiary of U.S. banking giant BNY Mellon.
The latest additions include four banking institutions, three of which are from Germany, as well as digital asset platforms such as BitPay, Coinify, and Bleap. Germany and Denmark each added three CASPs, Bulgaria and Latvia each added two, and Belgium, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands each added one.
ESMA stated that this update did not affect other MiCA-related registries, including those for asset-referenced tokens (ARTs), electronic money tokens (EMTs), authorized issuers of crypto assets, and the list of non-compliant entities. Following the expiration of the transitional period on July 1, ESMA's second update previously added 14 CASPs, including Ripple Payments Europe.
The latest additions include four banking institutions, three of which are from Germany, as well as digital asset platforms such as BitPay, Coinify, and Bleap. Germany and Denmark each added three CASPs, Bulgaria and Latvia each added two, and Belgium, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands each added one.
ESMA stated that this update did not affect other MiCA-related registries, including those for asset-referenced tokens (ARTs), electronic money tokens (EMTs), authorized issuers of crypto assets, and the list of non-compliant entities. Following the expiration of the transitional period on July 1, ESMA's second update previously added 14 CASPs, including Ripple Payments Europe.
