ESMA approved 14 new crypto firms under MiCA, bringing the total register to 294. Ripple Payments Europe, Bison Bank, and German cooperative banks are among the new entrants.
The European Securities and Markets Authority approved 14 new crypto-asset service providers in its latest licensing round, pushing the total count of authorized entities to 294 across the European market.
The wave follows a larger batch of 37 approvals after the July 1 transition deadline, when the grandfathering window for existing operators expired. ESMA has now greenlit 51 companies through consecutive weekly announcements since that cutoff.
New entrants include Ripple Payments Europe, licensed through Luxembourg's financial regulator. The approval lets Ripple offer regulated payment services across the European Economic Area using MiCA's passporting rules. Luxembourg remains a favored jurisdiction for digital asset firms seeking compliance within Europe.
Other additions: Bison Bank, based in Portugal; Croatia's government-backed Hrvatska poštanska banka; German institutions Volksbank Schwarzwald-Donau-Neckar and Raiffeisenbank Auerbach-Freihung; and Kaiser Partner Privatbank from Liechtenstein.
The register now holds 294 authorized organizations. Established players already on the list include BBVA, CaixaBank, Commerzbank, CACEIS Bank, and Standard Chartered Luxembourg. Coinbase, Kraken, Crypto.com, Bitstamp, Bitpanda, Gemini, Bybit, KuCoin, and Robinhood Europe all retain authorization.
Binance remains absent. The exchange withdrew its Greek licensing application earlier this year.
ESMA made no changes to the electronic money token register, which lists 21 approved issuers. The asset-referenced token register still has no authorized issuers.
The regulator also documents authorization terminations rather than removing entities from public records. Cyprus-based Stratos Europe shows an expired authorization. Netherlands-based Decubate submitted a voluntary revocation request.
ESMA continues weekly register updates as national authorities approve further crypto service providers.
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