ESMA Adds Nine Firms to MiCA Register, Pushing Approved Crypto Providers Past 375
The European Securities and Markets Authority added nine crypto-asset service providers to its MiCA register, with BingX, YouHodler and Openbank among the latest entrants.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added nine crypto-asset service providers to its register under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, lifting the total number of unique authorised providers to more than 375, according to reporting from BitKE and Cointelegraph.
The latest entrants include the Austrian entity of BingX, MEGE zweite GmbH, and the Italian subsidiary of YouHodler. Banco Santander's Openbank was also included, along with the German lenders VR-Bank Alb-Blau-Donau and VR Bank im sudlichen Franken. BitKE reported that Germany accounted for more than half of the newest additions.
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