Binance’s Android app disappeared from Google Play in Spain after the EU’s MiCA deadline. OKX Europe CEO says it’s tied to licensing. App still up in Poland.
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Binance’s Android app is no longer available on Google Play in Spain. Users there searching for the exchange’s app came up empty. The removal arrived right around the July 1 deadline for the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework.
OKX Europe CEO Erald Ghoos was the first person to publicly connect the two events. On social media, he said the app’s disappearance from Google Play was tied to MiCA licensing requirements. Binance did not respond to requests for comment before publication.
The app removal follows Binance’s decision to withdraw its MiCA application in Greece. That withdrawal happened just before the July 1 transitional deadline. The deadline was a hard stop for crypto firms operating in the EU without proper licensing or an active application. Greece was one of the paths Binance was pursuing. The company has not explained why it pulled the application.
The removal is not uniform across Europe. Google Play in Poland still lists the Binance app. In Spain, the app remains available through Oppo’s App Market. That patchy enforcement likely reflects differences in how EU member states are applying MiCA. Some national regulators have flagged Binance’s missing license. Others have not acted yet.
Binance has also sent notices to some EU users warning about upcoming access restrictions on certain services. The company said withdrawals will not be affected. It did not specify which features would be cut or when.
The silence from Binance is striking for a company of its size. The exchange is one of the world’s largest by trading volume. When its app starts disappearing from app stores in a major EU economy and a rival CEO is the one explaining why, the communications gap is hard to miss.
For users in affected countries, the workaround is downloading from alternative stores or using browser-based access. The next question is whether Binance holds MiCA-compliant licenses in other EU jurisdictions that could cover its operations going forward. The company has not laid out its post-July 1 licensing status publicly.
Poland still has the app on Google Play. Spain has it on Oppo’s App Market. Binance has not said when or if the Google Play listing will return.
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