
ESMA turns spotlight on crypto custody risks after MiCA transition
The EU securities regulator will assess custody providers’ key management, incident response and reliance on third-party technology providers.

The EU securities regulator will assess custody providers’ key management, incident response and reliance on third-party technology providers.

Clearstream adds XRP, SOL, ADA, LTC, XLM and AVAX to its crypto custody service as institutional demand for MiCA-ready assets grows.
Zero ART issuers 2 years into MiCA contrast with 280 licensed firms. Hansen wants the EU review to fix or cut the category.

Ripple has secured full MiCA approval in Luxembourg as XRP spot ETFs have extended their inflow streak to eight consecutive weeks, even as XRP traded lower over the past 24 hours. According to Ripple, the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du…

MiCA's uneven enforcement risks undermining fair competition, as compliant platforms face higher costs while unregulated ones exploit gaps.

EU lawmakers have approved a policy position calling for a review of whether decentralized finance, staking, crypto lending, borrowing and NFTs should be brought more clearly under the European Union’s crypto rulebook after MiCA’s rollout. According to the European Parliament,…
Tether is expanding its presence in Latin America with investment in Mercado Bitcoin, while Europe's new MiCA rules continue to reshape access to USDT.

The European Parliament adopted a digital assets report calling for further assessment of DeFi, staking, crypto lending and NFTs after MiCA’s transition period ended.

Nuvion, an AI-powered global banking and cross-border payments platform, has integrated Ripple USD (RLUSD), extending the stablecoin’s enterprise reach just days after Ripple secured its full MiCA license in Europe. A New Rail for the ‘Compliant Digital Dollar’ Nuvion announced the integration in a press release saying RLUSD will power faster cross-border settlement, treasury and […]

MiCA-compliant euro stablecoins grew 128% to $673.9M before the EU deadline, Decta said, even as dollar tokens still dominate.

Decta's report said the market cap of eight MiCA-compliant euro stablecoins rose to $673.9 million in the year before Europe’s CASP transition period ended.
In crypto news today (July 7), Bitcoin has surged, sitting comfortably above $63,000 and up +0.7% in the past 24 hours. Liquidations have picked up, with over $532M in positions blown up since yesterday, and interestingly, the split is almost 50/50 between longs and shorts. Yesterday saw a second consecutive day of positive ETF flows..

BNB Chain released a self-custody guide as MiCA changed EU exchange access, pushing users to weigh wallets, DeFi, and platform risk in 2026.
The MiCA deadline has passed. Insiders from Tesseract, Wincent, and EEI say enforcement now decides Europe's crypto market.

Europe’s MiCA framework gave the EU an early lead in crypto regulation, but Binance’s CEO warned that inconsistent implementation could shape whether digital asset firms, users, and capital remain in the region. Europe Has the Rules. Now the Market Is Watching the Execution. The European Union became the first major jurisdiction to establish a comprehensive […]

Ripple has received full Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorization from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, the company said in a press release Monday. The license completes Ripple's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) requirements, letting it offer…

Belgium’s financial markets regulator has added six crypto platforms to its warning list after finding they are operating in the country without the authorization required under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets MiCA framework. According to Belgium’s Financial Services and…

The Luxembourg approval completes the company's MiCA licensing process, enabling it to provide regulated crypto-asset services across the European Economic Area.
MiCA is changing Europe's crypto landscape, with liquidity and users gradually shifting toward licensed exchanges.
Ripple has completed its MiCA licensing process after receiving full CASP authorization in Luxembourg.