The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the first update to its register of crypto companies under the EU’s crypto-assets regulation (MiCA) after a transitional period that ended on Wednesday.

Friday’s Update 37 licensed crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) were added to the register, including global banking group Standard Chartered, which received MiCA authorization from Luxembourg regulators on June 25.

New CASPs include digital asset prime brokerages FalconX, Sygnum Europe and Ronin EM, while registers of electronic money tokens (EMTs) have added Credit Agricole’s CACEIS.

ESMA’s interim MiCA register now lists 280 CASPs, up from 243 in the previous update published on 26 June.

Standard Chartered pursues crypto strategies in Europe with MiCA and EMI licenses.

In addition to obtaining MICA’s permission, Standard Chartered was also granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence, allowing it to issue electronic money and provide payment services. announced On Monday

“Securing our MiCA and EMI licenses is an important step in furthering our digital asset journey in Europe,” said Margaret Harwood Jones, global head of financing at Standard Chartered.

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The approvals build on recent milestones, including the launch of digital asset custody services in Asia and the Middle East, and support growing client demand for regulated access to digital assets in Europe, the bank said.

Cyprus tops MICA’s list of new permits.

Cyprus led the latest wave of MiCA authorizations, six of which are newly listed crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), the highest share in any EU jurisdiction.

France followed with five entries, along with Italy and Malta, which also recorded five newly authorized CASPs. The Czech Republic and Spain added four CASPs each, while Luxembourg added three lists and the Netherlands two. Germany, Liechtenstein and Latvia recorded one new entry each.

37 newly approved CASPs in the MiCA Register update on 3 July 2026. Source: ESMA

The approvals bring the total number of MICA authorizations granted by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) to 21, while Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) remains the EU authority with the most MICA authorizations at 58.

The latest update did not make any changes to the Register of Asset-Related Tokens (ARTs), which has no approved issuers, or to the list of non-compliant entities, which remains at 162.

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