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据 Cointelegraph 报道，欧洲证券和市场管理局（ESMA）于本周三更新 MiCA 注册名单，斯洛文尼亚电子货币机构 Dinaro 正式加入电子货币代币（EMT）发行方名单，成为斯洛文尼亚首家进入该名单的机构。Dinaro 受斯洛文尼亚银行监管，提供包括发卡、收单在内的支付服务，并持有 Mastercard 主要成员资格。 此次更新后，EMT 注册总数达 43 家，资产参考代币（ART）名单仍为空，不合规实体名单维持 167 家不变。加密资产服务提供商（CASP）注册方面，本次新增捷克 Partners Banka 及德国 Volksbank Beilstein-Ilsfeld-Abstatt，注册总数升至 325 家；此前于 7 月初入列的捷克公司 Altlift 则已从名单中移除。
Odaily News: Dinaro, an electronic money institution regulated by the Central Bank of Slovenia, has been included in the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) register of electronic money token (EMT) issuers, making it the first Slovenian issuer to be listed on the register. The latest update to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) register also added two crypto-asset service providers (CASPs): Czech lending institution Partners Banka and Germany's Volksbank Beilstein-Ilsfeld-Abstatt, bringing the total number of registered entities to 325. According to Dinaro's official website, it offers payment services such as card issuing and acquiring, and holds Mastercard principal membership. Czech company Altlift is no longer listed on the CASP register. The company first entered the register in early July this year, authorized to execute and transmit client orders and provide crypto-asset advice. With Dinaro's inclusion, the EMT register now contains 43 entries; the asset-referenced token (ART) register remains empty, and the list of non-compliant entities stands at 167. (Cointelegraph)
According to Cointelegraph, Bridge Building, the Luxembourg entity of Stripe's stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge, has officially joined the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) registry. Previously, on July 2, Bridge obtained Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorization under the MiCA framework and an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license issued by the Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory Commission (CSSF). Bridge Head of Product Mai Leduc Blount stated that the aforementioned approvals will allow EU enterprises to build stablecoin and payment products within a compliant framework. According to the latest update from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), Bridge's inclusion brings the total number of authorized Electronic Money Token (EMT) issuers in the EU to 42; during the same period, three institutions from Germany newly received CASP authorization, raising the total number of authorized CASPs in the EU to 324.
Odaily News: Bridge, Stripe's stablecoin infrastructure company, has joined the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) register through its Luxembourg entity Bridge Building, after receiving regulatory approval from Luxembourg. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) update on Wednesday shows that with Bridge's inclusion, the number of MiCA-authorized electronic money token (EMT) issuers in the EU register has increased to 42. Bridge announced on July 2 that it had obtained the MiCA Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorization and Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Luxembourg Financial Industry Supervisory Commission. Bridge product lead Mai Leduc Blount stated that the approvals allow EU companies to build stablecoin and payment products within a regulated framework. The same ESMA update also added three new German CASP entries, including Volksbank Die Gestalterbank, VBU Volksbank im Unterland, and VR-Bank Erding, bringing the total number of authorized CASPs in the EU register to 324. Asset-referenced token (ART) authorizations remained unchanged, with no ART issuers currently listed.
Odaily News: The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) registration list on July 31, adding 12 new companies. This marks the fourth update since the July 1 transition deadline, bringing the total number of authorized Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASPs) under MiCA to 321. The newly added entities include three German cooperative banks—Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Oberbayern Südost, VR Bank Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, and VR-Bank Landau-Mengkofen—as well as Spain's Basque Pay and Fintech Payments, and France's Finary, Woorton, Blockchain Process Security, and Shares Financial Assets. ESMA has also added Cervo Rendisco, Flandenzo, and Corona Fondenza to its list of non-compliant entities, with the relevant flags coming from Italy's securities regulator, the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB). The non-compliant entities list currently contains 167 entries. This update did not involve any other changes to MiCA-related registration lists. The number of authorized Electronic Money Token (EMT) issuers remains at 41, while the registration list for Asset-Referenced Token (ART) issuers currently has no entities.
Circle's Senior Director of EU Strategy and Policy Patrick Hansen (@paddi_hansen) stated in a post that since the implementation of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), approximately 35 Electronic Money Tokens (EMT) from 21 institutions have obtained compliance certification, with banks and electronic money institutions entering the market and strong momentum in local issuance. However, among the top 50 global stablecoins, currently only USDC, USDG, and EURC comply with MiCA requirements; the rest remain outside the regulatory framework, leaving EU users facing a dual dilemma of lacking protection or having access forcibly cut off. Hansen believes that for MiCA to truly become a global regulatory blueprint, it must achieve two goals simultaneously: first, to promote local EMTs to go global through a competitive regime; second, to establish a recognition mechanism for overseas compliant stablecoins, attracting global issuers into the MiCA regulatory framework, rather than making local issuance the only access path.
the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated the provisional MiCA registry on Friday, adding 15 licensed crypto asset service providers (CASPs), bringing the total number to 309. The newly added institutions include BNY SA/NV, the Belgian subsidiary of US banking giant BNY Mellon. This latest batch includes four banking institutions, three of which are from Germany, alongside digital asset platforms such as BitPay, Coinify, and Bleap. Germany and Denmark each added three CASPs, Bulgaria and Latvia each added two, while Belgium, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands each added one. ESMA stated that this update did not alter other MiCA-related registries, including those for asset-referenced tokens (ARTs), e-money tokens (EMTs), authorized issuers of crypto assets, and the list of non-compliant entities. Following the previous transitional deadline on July 1, ESMA’s second update had added 14 CASPs, including Ripple Payments Europe.
Patrick Hansen, Senior Director of EU Strategy and Policy at Circle, cited the MiCA provisional registration data from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), releasing the compliance statistics one week after the regulation's full implementation. Currently, the EU has 21 authorized Electronic Money Token (EMT) issuers, distributed across 12 member states, collectively issuing 35 EMTs pegged to 8 types of fiat currencies. Among them, France leads other member states with 6 licensed issuers. Meanwhile, the number of approved Asset-Referenced Token (ART) issuers remains at 0, while the total registered Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASP) under the MiCA framework has exceeded 270.
: Institutional-grade digital asset custody platform Zodia Custody has announced that it has obtained a payment institution license from the Luxembourg financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This authorization allows the company to compliantly provide custody and transfer services for electronic money tokens (EMTs, i.e., stablecoins) within the European Union.Zodia Custody stated that this approval represents a further expansion on its existing MiCA license, enhancing its digital asset service capabilities for institutional clients. The company believes that as the use of stablecoins in payment settlement, liquidity management, and corporate treasury operations continues to grow, stablecoin custody and transfer capabilities will become a core component of digital asset infrastructure providers.Founded in 2020, Zodia Custody focuses on the institutional client market. Its shareholders include institutions such as Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, Emirates NBD, and National Australia Bank. Following the approval of this Luxembourg license, Zodia Custody has now obtained relevant regulatory permissions in multiple jurisdictions, including the UK, UAE, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Australia, and the EU. (The Block)
According to Crowdfund Insider, Circle’s French subsidiary, Circle Internet Financial Europe SAS (referred to as “Circle France”), received formal authorization from the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) on April 20 to provide custody and transfer services for its stablecoins USDC and EURC across the entire European Economic Area (EEA). Under Article 60(4) of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), this authorization enables Circle France to operate via the “passporting mechanism,” allowing customers in all EEA member states to access these services without requiring additional local licenses. Circle is the largest compliant issuer of electronic money tokens (EMTs) under MiCA regulation in the EU. The authorized custody services cover secure storage and management of clients’ crypto assets, while the transfer functionality supports seamless asset movement. Dante Disparte, Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy and Operations, stated that this milestone reflects Circle’s commitment to operating within Europe’s regulatory framework and supporting the development of trusted digital financial infrastructure in France and across the EU. This authorization builds upon Circle’s prior authorization as an electronic money institution in France.