Europe’s crypto authorisation list keeps growing as regulators work through the backlog left by July’s compliance deadline. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) added a dozen new companies to its Markets in Crypto-Assets(MiCA) register on July 31, marking the fourth such update since the transitional period closed on July 1.
The addition pushes the total count of authorised crypto-asset service providers under the MiCA regime to 321.
Germany contributed a notable share of this batch, with three cooperative banks, Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Oberbayern Sudost, VR Bank Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, and VR-Bank Landau-Mengkofen, joining the register.
Spain added two names to the list, Basque Pay and Fintech Payments. France saw four companies gain authorisation: Finary, Woorton, Blockchain Process Security, and Shares Financial Assets.
ESMA used the update to remind unauthorized digital asset providers of their obligations under the framework. Any firm without MiCA authorization is expected to have a wind-down plan ready to execute immediately, one that satisfies the conduct, prudential, and anti-money-laundering standards built into the regulation.
The goal, according to the regulator, is making sure firms can exit the market cleanly without leaving clients stranded, whether that means shifting client assets over to an authorized provider or helping customers move funds into self-hosted wallets, with adequate notice given beforehand.
As of July 1, 2026, any provider lacking MiCA authorisation was required to have already put its wind-down plan into action. Authorised providers face their own set of responsibilities too, chiefly, taking active steps to bring existing EU clients over into full MiCA compliance.
ESMA’s records this week weren’t limited to new approvals. The regulator also flagged three additional firms, Cervo Rendisco, Flandenzo, and Corona Fondenza, for its register of non-compliant entities, based on referrals from Italy’s securities regulator, Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa (CONSOB). That non-compliant list has now grown to 167 total entries.
Other parts of the MiCA registry remained untouched in this update. The count of authorized electronic money token issuers held steady at 41, and the register for asset-referenced token issuers remains empty, with no such issuers currently authorized under the framework.
