Four Greek institutions enter MiCA register for the first time, HCMC denies Lagarde intervened in Binance application
Odaily News: The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated the MiCA register, with BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece, and Piraeus Bank becoming the first batch of Greek crypto asset service providers to be included. The register added 6 institutions from Germany, France, and Slovenia, bringing the total number of registered institutions to 359.The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) is responsible for supervising the first three institutions, while the Bank of Greece oversees Piraeus Bank. The HCMC denied that its officials had communicated with European Central Bank (ECB) officials regarding Binance's Greek MiCA application, and also denied making any statements about Lagarde intervening in the application; Binance withdrew its application on June 24. (Cointelegraph)