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Six months into the enforcement of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), nearly 40 crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) have been authorized to operate across the EU. The list includes several traditional financial institutions, fintech platforms, and crypto-native firms that now benefit from the licensing rules. The regulation began applying to CASPs in June 2024 to replace the by-country laws that countries within the bloc had been using with a more unified framework. It allows firms to port their licenses across the European Economic Area and scale their services legally across borders. Authorized providers now available in nine countries According to a regulatory snapshot posted by Circle Director of EU Strategy and Policy Advisor Patrick Hansen on July 7, the 39 authorized CASPs are spread across nine EU and EEA member states.  𝐌𝐢𝐂𝐀 6-𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨-𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 🇪🇺 6 months into MiCA’s application for CASPs — and 12 months for stablecoins — here’s… pic.twitter.com/5mZwOg30qq — Patrick Hansen (@paddi_hansen) July 7, 2025 Germany leads with 12 licensed providers, followed by the Netherlands with 11. Malta hosts five licensed entities, while France and Luxembourg have three each. Austria has two firms approved, and Spain, Cyprus, and Ireland round out the list with one each. The MiCA-licensed providers include global crypto service providers such as Coinbase, Kraken, Crypto.com, Bitpanda, Bitstamp, BitGo, eToro, OKX, and Amdax. Traditional finance institutions on the list include BBVA, Baader Bank AG, CACEIS Bank, Clearstream, Commerzbank, and Société Générale – Forge.  Last Wednesday, crypto exchange Bybit announced the rollout of Bybit.eu, its licensed platform for European Economic Area (EEA) users. Operated out of Austria, the exchange is now authorized to offer services in 29 EEA countries. On the same day, rival exchange OKX confirmed it had launched a regulated…

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