ESMA Adds 37 Crypto Firms to MiCA Register, Including StanChart
Europe's securities watchdog published its first post-deadline MiCA register update, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers including Standard Chartered and FalconX.
The European Securities and Markets Authority published its first update to the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation register since the framework's compliance deadline passed, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers to the official list. The move signals that regulatory momentum under MiCA is accelerating, with major global financial institutions now formally entering the supervised European crypto market.
Standard Chartered, one of the world's largest international banks, and FalconX, a prominent institutional crypto prime brokerage, are among the newly registered entities. Their inclusion underscores how mainstream financial players are actively positioning themselves under Europe's comprehensive crypto rulebook rather than waiting on the sidelines as regulators finalize enforcement postures.
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The MiCA framework, which fully took effect for crypto-asset service providers at the end of 2024, is designed to create a harmonized licensing regime across all 27 EU member states. A registration on ESMA's official list grants firms a regulatory passport, allowing them to operate across the bloc without seeking country-by-country approval — a significant commercial advantage in a fragmented market.
The addition of 37 firms in a single update reflects the volume of applications that had been queued ahead of MiCA's hard deadline. Analysts watching the European crypto regulatory space have noted that clarity from ESMA helps institutional capital gain confidence to deploy into EU-regulated venues, potentially reshaping competitive dynamics between European and offshore crypto platforms.
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