Europe’s stablecoin rulebook is becoming much more real. ESMA’s finalized MiCA guidelines add another layer of detail to how stablecoin issuers and service providers are expected to operate inside the bloc, especially wh
NewsBTC•NewsBTC Editorial Team9 Jul
Europe’s top securities regulator has clarified that many prediction-market event contracts already fall under the EU’s existing retail ban on binary options – meaning the restriction is live law, not a proposed rule – while contracts issued as blockchain tokens may instead be caught by the bloc’s crypto framework. The statement leaves platforms such as […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen8 Jul
ESMA launches its first MiCA-wide custody review as AscendEX's collapse shows what failed crypto custody costs users.
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth8 Jul
ESMA's review under MiCA could enhance crypto market integrity and investor protection, influencing digital asset valuations and regulatory trends.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez8 Jul
The EU securities regulator will assess custody providers’ key management, incident response and reliance on third-party technology providers.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz8 Jul
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities regulator, said in a statement that many prediction market event contracts may already fall within the bloc's existing ban on marketing binary options to retail investors. The regulator reminded firms they must assess whether…
The Defiant•The Defiant Team4 Jul
Europe's crypto market resets on July 1, when MiCA's transitional period ends and unauthorized exchanges lose the legal right to operate in the EU. Whether the deadline holds depends on the app stores on European phones. Under the ESMA's June 23 statement, unauthorized crypto exchanges must immediately stop onboarding new EU clients, opening accounts, and […]
CryptoSlate•Gino Matos1 Jul
The ESMA's directive could reshape Europe's crypto landscape, pushing firms to comply or exit, impacting market dynamics and investor security.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team1 Jul
The European Union has approved 244 crypto licenses through the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation as implementation nears the end of its transition period. The data from ESMA’s interim MiCA register reveals Germany and France as the top jurisdictions in terms of licensing. Germany has granted authorization to 57 crypto-asset service
TheNewsCrypto•Lakshya Baskar30 Jun
ESMA said EU crypto clients must be served through a MiCA-authorized entity as Binance faces questions over its servicing model in the region after the MiCA deadline.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz30 Jun
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has directed unauthorized crypto asset service providers to stop accepting new EU clients and begin exiting the market before MiCA’s transitional framework expires. EU Regulator Orders Unapproved Crypto Firms to Halt New Clients as MiCA Deadline Looms The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has instructed unauthorized crypto […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms28 Jun
Binance withdrew its MiCA application in Greece after reported resistance and told users the absence of a formal decision before the transition deadline forced it to seek authorization elsewhere. Reports noted that talks with regulators in Ireland and Latvia had also encountered friction, though Binance maintains that Greece was its only formal application. ESMA has […]
CryptoSlate•Gino Matos25 JunThe ESMA has ordered all unauthorized crypto providers to shut down their EU operations by July 1.
U.Today•Alex Dovbnya23 Jun
ESMA told unauthorized crypto firms to wind down EU operations before the July 1 MiCA deadline ends the transitional period.
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth23 Jun
Bitcoin Magazine European Union’s ESMA Orders Unlicensed Crypto Firms to Exit EU Market as MiCA Deadline Arrives ESMA ordered unlicensed crypto firms to stop serving EU clients and wind down operations before MiCA's July 1, 2026 authorization deadline. This post European Union’s ESMA Orders Unlicensed Crypto Firms to Exit EU Market as MiCA Deadline Arrives first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .
OKX Europe CEO Ghoos said 80% of exchanges won't survive MiCA as ESMA forces unlicensed firms to cease EU operations by July 1.
The Block•Brian Danga23 Jun