ESMA MiCA interim register expands to 309 CASPs after third post-deadline update
The latest additions include BNY Mellon’s Belgian unit and three German banks, while token-issuer registers were unchanged.
ESMA added 15 crypto-asset service providers to its interim MiCA register in a third post-deadline update after the July 1 transitional deadline, lifting the total to 309 licensed CASPs. The new entries include BNY SA/NV, BNY Mellon’s Belgian subsidiary, alongside three German banks and several crypto-native platforms.
Key Takeaways
- ESMA’s third post-deadline update added 15 newly authorized CASPs, bringing the interim MiCA register to 309 entries.
- Four banking institutions appeared in the latest batch, including BNY SA/NV and three Germany-based cooperative banks.
- Germany and Denmark led this round with three new registrations each, with smaller clusters spread across six other EU jurisdictions.
- ESMA reported no updates to MiCA registers covering ART/EMT issuers, other crypto-asset issuers, or non-compliant entities.
ESMA’s MiCA Interim Register Jumps to 309 After Third Post-Deadline Update
The European Securities and Markets Authority expanded its interim Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) register again, adding 15 crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) and taking the total to 309 licensed firms.
The update was ESMA’s third post-deadline refresh since the July 1 transitional deadline, reinforcing that authorization throughput is still ramping rather than neatly concluding at the cutoff. The source material references the update as occurring on “Friday,” but does not specify a calendar date.
MiCA is the European Union’s unified rulebook for crypto service providers. For traders, the register matters less as a badge and more as a live map of which counterparties are moving into the regulated perimeter for activities like custody, exchange, and payments.
BNY Mellon’s Belgian Unit and Three German Banks Join the CASP List
The latest additions included four banking institutions: BNY SA/NV, the Belgian subsidiary of BNY Mellon, plus three German cooperative financial societies. The German banks named were Spar-und Kreditbank Rheinstetten, VR-Bank Augsburg-Ostallgäu, and Raiffeisenbank Falkenstein-Wörth.
That mix is the point. The CASP cohort is not only crypto-native firms cycling through licensing, it is now visibly absorbing traditional banking entities that can bring balance sheet, distribution, and existing compliance infrastructure.
ESMA’s update also listed non-bank providers including BitPay, Coinify, and Bleap. Other newly listed firms named were Bulgaria’s Altcoins BG and Digital Assist, Denmark’s SafeLynx Technologies and Januar, and Latvia-registered Bleap and Nodu Digital.
Where Approvals Are Landing: Germany and Denmark Lead This Round
Germany and Denmark recorded the most new registrations in this update, with three CASPs each. Bulgaria and Latvia added two each. Belgium, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands added one each.
This country-level distribution is a practical signal for near-term market structure. It points to where regulated counterparties may be emerging fastest, and where traders could see earlier normalization of MiCA-compliant rails for custody, payments, and venue access.
ESMA also noted no changes to other MiCA-related registers in this update, including authorized issuers of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs), e-money tokens (EMTs), other crypto assets, and non-compliant entities. The immediate regulatory impulse here is concentrated in service-provider licensing rather than new token-issuer approvals.
Signals to Watch for ESMA MiCA register adds BNY Mellon
The next interim register update is the near-term tempo check. If additions stay near the +15 pace, the post-deadline cadence starts to look like a sustained onboarding pipeline rather than cleanup.
Bank participation is the second tell. BNY SA/NV’s inclusion alongside three German banks sets a precedent, and the next updates will show whether more large banks or major payment firms are stepping into the CASP perimeter.
Finally, traders should watch for any movement in ESMA’s ART/EMT issuer registers. This update showed none, so any future change would shift the regulatory signal from service rails to token issuance.
MiCA Licensing Momentum Is Rising, but Compliance Costs May Reshape the CASP Field
MiCA’s register growth is real, but it is not free. Gate Europe CEO Giovanni Cunti warned that “the cost of maintaining a MiCA license could push smaller firms out of the market,” adding that “some licensed companies may struggle to sustain the compliance resources required over the long term.”
I read the current register expansion as a market-structure story, not a price catalyst. The threshold that matters is whether the post-deadline update cadence keeps compounding the total well beyond 309 while the mix tilts toward banks and scaled payments firms. If that holds, the setup starts to look structural rather than narrative-driven, because regulated distribution and balance sheet tend to concentrate flow and compress the space for marginal CASPs.
