ESMA Adds 37 Crypto Firms to MiCA Register, Including StanChart
Europe's securities regulator updated its MiCA register for the first time since the deadline, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers.
The European Securities and Markets Authority published its first update to the Markets in Crypto-Assets register since the regulatory deadline passed, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers to the official list in a move that signals growing institutional compliance with Europe's landmark digital-asset framework.
Standard Chartered, the global banking group with deep roots in Asian and emerging markets, is among the newly registered entities, alongside crypto-native firm FalconX. Their inclusion marks a notable convergence of traditional finance and crypto-focused businesses operating under the same regulatory umbrella for the first time.
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The MiCA framework, which established a comprehensive licensing regime for crypto-asset services across the European Union, set a firm deadline for providers wishing to operate legally within member states. ESMA's post-deadline register update now serves as the authoritative public record of which firms have cleared that compliance bar, giving institutional counterparties and retail investors alike a verifiable reference point.
The addition of a major international bank like Standard Chartered to the register underscores how seriously regulated financial institutions are treating MiCA obligations. Crypto-native platforms such as FalconX gaining equivalent recognition alongside legacy banks also reflects the regulation's broad scope, which was designed to capture the full spectrum of digital-asset activity rather than target any single segment of the market.
As regulators elsewhere watch Europe's implementation closely, the expanding MiCA register could influence how other jurisdictions approach crypto licensing and oversight in the months ahead. Continue reading at Cointelegraph.
