EU Expands MiCA Authorization List to 321 with New Crypto Service Providers
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 12 more crypto-asset service providers to its MiCA authorization list, bringing the total to 321. The latest additions include three German cooperative banks: Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Oberbayern Suedost, VR Bank Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, and VR-Bank Landau-Mengkofen.
Other newly registered firms are BasquePay, FinTechPayments, Finary, Urton, Blockchain Process Security, and Shares Financial Assets. ESMA also added three companies to its list of non-authorized firms in the latest update: Italy-based Servo Lendisco, Flandenzo, and Corona Fondenza.