ESMA has published its first post-deadline MiCA register update, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers. The update includes Standard Chartered and FalconX.
ESMA has published its first post-deadline MiCA register update, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers. The update includes Standard Chartered and FalconX.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its first MiCA register update since the regulatory deadline, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers. Among the names listed are Standard Chartered and FalconX.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its first MiCA register update since the regulatory deadline, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers. Among the names listed are Standard Chartered and FalconX.
The update matters because MiCA, the European Union’s crypto framework, is designed to improve transparency around which firms are operating under the new regime. For companies, being included in the register can signal their place in the evolving compliance landscape across the bloc.
The register is part of ESMA’s broader effort to track crypto-asset service providers as MiCA implementation continues across the EU. Updates like this give market participants a clearer view of which firms have entered the system after the deadline.
While the list does not by itself explain the full status of every firm, it provides a public record of newly added providers. That makes it a useful reference point for readers following regulation and company positioning in Europe’s crypto market.
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