ESMA's focus on AI and tokenization oversight in 2027 signals a shift towards harmonized regulation, impacting innovation and compliance in EU finance.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team4h ago
National regulators will map client-facing uses of the technologies, check a subset of firms and develop common approaches to oversight.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun4h ago
Will Binance secure a MiCA approval under ESMA authority as pushed by ECB President?
AMBCrypto•Benjamin Njiri19 Sept
Banks now represent nearly one in four providers on ESMA’s MiCA register after roughly doubling their presence since late June.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz18 Sept
ESMA also asks why Kalshi and Polymarket block some EU countries but not others, and notes VPNs get around the blocks.
ESMA says major prediction platforms lack EU authorization, while questioning Polymarket and Kalshi's geographic restrictions.
The Block•Brian Danga11 Sept
ESMA says tokenized equities, DeFi exploits and prediction markets are creating new links between crypto and traditional finance.
The EU securities regulator flagged tokenized equities, DeFi exploits and prediction markets as areas where growing crypto ties could pose risks to the broader financial system.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar10 Sept
ESMA classifies prediction market contracts as derivatives, triggering the EU's binary options ban and threatening Polymarket and Kalshi's
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team10 Sept
REAL Finance’s $ASSET white paper is now listed in ESMA’s MiCA register. ESMA listing gives $ASSET a standardised disclosure reference across Europe. REAL Finance targets over €3.5 billon in tokenised assets across Europe. Real Technologies Inc., issuer of the $ASSET token used by the REAL Finance network, has had its crypto-asset white paper listed in […]
CoinJournal•News Team10 Sept
Protocol 27 is the final planned upgrade. ESMA registered the whitepaper. But PayPal integration remains unconfirmed, RoboPay is disputed, and PI trades at a fraction of its peak. What is real and what is not. Every few weeks, a headline…
Bridge has joined the EU’s MiCA register, increasing the number of authorized electronic money token issuers to 42 after securing regulatory approval in Luxembourg. According to the latest update published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Wednesday,…
ESMA’s latest MiCA update brings the number of authorized CASPs to 321 and adds three entities to its non-compliant register.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz5 Aug
BNY’s Belgian unit joins ESMA’s MiCA register as 15 new CASPs lift the authorised provider count to 309 after July’s deadline.
BNY Mellon’s European subsidiary joined the MiCA register as ESMA added 15 CASPs, including banks and crypto platforms, in the third post-deadline update.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz27 Jul
Ripple Payments Europe has joined 14 other firms in ESMA’s latest MiCA register update, lifting the number of approved crypto asset service providers to 294. ESMA’s updated register identifies Ripple Payments Europe SA as an authorized crypto asset service provider,…
Ripple becomes listed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) as an official crypto asset service provider in the region.
U.Today•Caroline Amosun17 Jul
ESMA adds 14 CASPs to its MiCA register, with banks and Ripple Payments Europe among the new entries as total providers reach 294.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz17 Jul
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a supervisory review of MiCA-authorized crypto custodians, moving its focus from licensing to testing how firms handle operational risks in practice. According to the European Securities and Markets Authority, the regulator…
A MiCA license allows crypto firms to operate in the EU, but the ESMA’s review will test whether custodians can meet the required security and resilience standards.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz10 Jul