Standard Chartered Listed on ESMA’s First MiCA Register Update After Deadline

ESMA has published the first post-transitional update to its EU crypto register under MiCA, adding 37 newly licensed crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) after the regulation’s transition period ended on Wednesday.

In Friday’s update, the EU supervisory body listed 37 additional CASPs—bringing the interim total to 280. Among the additions is Standard Chartered, which received MiCA authorization from Luxembourg regulators on June 25.

Key takeaways

• ESMA’s interim MiCA register now lists 280 CASPs, up from 243 in the previous update dated June 26.
• 37 new CASPs were added after MiCA’s transitional period ended Wednesday, including major banking and digital-asset firms.
• Cyprus led the latest wave of authorizations by jurisdiction, with six of the newly listed CASPs.
• The asset-referenced token (ART) register remains unchanged, with no approved issuers shown.
• The non-compliant entities list continues to stand at 162, according to the update.

ESMA adds 37 CASPs to the MiCA register

ESMA’s update to its register of crypto companies reflects the regulator’s ongoing effort to make MiCA authorizations visible in a single public list. The latest posting was released after the transitional period concluded, which is intended to bridge activity until firms either obtain MiCA permissions or adjust their operations to comply with the new framework.

According to ESMA, the interim MiCA register now totals 280 CASPs. This follows the previous update published on June 26, which listed 243 CASPs—an increase of 37 entries in this first post-transition step.

The newly added CASPs include a range of business models. ESMA’s list now features names such as FalconX (a digital asset prime brokerage), Sygnum Europe, and Ronin EM, alongside financial institutions that can perform MiCA-regulated crypto activities.

Standard Chartered’s MiCA authorization expands—alongside an EMI license

Standard Chartered stands out among the headline additions. In addition to securing MiCA authorization from Luxembourg regulators, the bank also received an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license, enabling it to issue electronic money and provide payment services.

Standard Chartered said in a Monday announcement that the approvals represent a “key step” in advancing its European digital-asset strategy. The bank also framed its decision as responsive to client demand for regulated access to digital assets in Europe, referencing prior progress including the launch of digital asset custody services in Asia and the Middle East.

ESMA’s register update matters for investors and counterparties because CASP listings provide a visible checkpoint for regulated market access. For banks, prime brokers, and other service providers, MiCA permissions can also be a practical prerequisite for operating under a standardized EU framework rather than relying solely on member-state approaches.

Standard Chartered’s approvals were announced on the bank’s website: https://www.sc.com/uk/2026/06/29/standard-chartered-granted-mica-and-emi-licence-advancing-its-digital-asset-strategy-in-europe/.

New CASPs also include EMT token activity via CACEIS

ESMA’s update was not limited to MiCA’s broader CASP categories. The register of electronic money tokens (EMTs) added Crédit Agricole’s CACEIS, according to the Friday update.

Separately, earlier coverage from Cointelegraph noted Crédit Agricole and CACEIS in the context of EMT-related developments ahead of the updated register entries. That earlier reporting is linked here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/credit-agricole-eurxt-euro-stablecoin-caceis.

Jurisdictional picture: Cyprus leads; Germany still on top

While the ESMA register is EU-wide, authorizations are issued by national authorities. In the latest wave, Cyprus accounted for six of the newly listed CASPs, the largest share among jurisdictions.

France recorded five new entries, as did Italy and Malta. The Czech Republic and Spain each added four new CASPs. Luxembourg listed three and the Netherlands added two. Germany, Liechtenstein, and Latvia each contributed one new entry.

ESMA’s update also provides perspective on the broader accumulation of authorizations. It states that CySEC has now granted 21 MiCA authorizations in total, while BaFin remains the national regulator with the most authorizations at 58.

For market participants, this distribution can be relevant: it highlights where regulatory capacity and licensing pipelines may be moving faster, which in turn can influence where firms choose to apply first.

What did not change: no ART issuers and no movement on non-compliance

ESMA’s post-transition update included no changes to two other register components.

The asset-referenced token (ART) register continued to show no approved issuers. In parallel, the list of non-compliant entities remained at 162, according to the update.

That lack of ART issuer approvals contrasts with the steady progress in CASP licensing and underscores a point many market participants are watching: different parts of MiCA’s ecosystem are moving at different speeds. CASPs can begin positioning under MiCA permissions while token issuers—particularly for categories such as ARTs—may face a longer path to approvals.

Going forward, the next register updates will be important not only for how quickly the CASP count rises, but also for whether the ART register finally changes; until then, investors and counterparties may want to treat MiCA’s service-provider authorizations as a clearer near-term indicator of regulatory readiness than token-issuer approvals.