
Belgian regulator flags 6 unauthorized crypto providers after MiCA deadline
Belgium’s FSMA warned consumers about six crypto-asset service providers it added to a fraudulent CASP list days after the EU’s MiCA transitional period expired.

Belgium’s FSMA warned consumers about six crypto-asset service providers it added to a fraudulent CASP list days after the EU’s MiCA transitional period expired.

Ripple received CASP approval from the Luxembourg-based Commission to be compliant with the EU’s MiCA regulations. This approval enables the firm to offer regulated crypto asset services. Also, across the entire European Economic Area through a single license granted by Luxembourg. Before receiving this CASP approval, the company was already

Ripple secured full MiCA CASP authorization from Luxembourg for regulated crypto services across all 30 European Economic Area countries.

Ripple won full MiCA CASP approval in Luxembourg, allowing regulated crypto payment services across all 30 EEA countries.

This authorization means the company enters the post-transitional MiCA era fully compliant, said a firm exec.

The EU’s post-transition crypto regime is deciding who controls the compliant rails for stablecoins, wallets and retail access.

One of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, is facing functional and operational disruption across Europe. The country’s Markets in Crypto-Assets, namely MiCA, had already announced a July 1 deadline for crypto companies. This was to obtain authorization licence for smooth operations. This left the unlicensed firms in terror, as

Binance users in France face withdrawals only after MiCA approval delays, as licensed EU rivals move to attract displaced traders.
This development follows as MICA rule goes into full effect.
The EU has fully implemented its landmark MiCA regulation, ending the transition period for crypto firms across all 27 member states. Here's what the new licensing regime means for exchanges, investors and the future of Europe's digital asset industry.

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Binance withdrew its MiCA license application after Greece's regulator flagged financial-crime concerns, suspending EU services effective July 1, 2026.

Venga obtains a MiCA license from Spain’s CNMV, which lets the Barcelona crypto firm operate under the EU’s new regulatory framework. Venga has received authorization from Spain’s Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores to operate as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider…


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 […]

GMX's open access highlights potential shifts in user behavior and market dynamics amid regulatory pressures on centralized platforms.

Binance is updating stablecoin support for EEA users as MiCA stablecoin rules take effect across the European Union.


A final wave of MiCA approvals expanded Europe's roster of licensed crypto firms as the transitional period came to a close.

MiCA's enforcement centralizes EU crypto markets, enhancing consumer protection but risking liquidity issues and volatility amid platform exits.