ESMA has expanded its interim MiCA register with 14 additional crypto-asset service providers, bringing the listed CASP total to 294. The update keeps Europe’s regulated crypto market moving forward after the end of the initial MiCA transition period.
The latest register update follows a larger July 3 expansion that added 37 CASPs, suggesting the pace of new authorizations is beginning to moderate. ESMA says its interim MiCA register is updated weekly and includes authorized crypto-asset service providers, token issuers and non-compliant entities reported by national regulators.
Banks and Payment Firms Move Into MiCA Framework
The new entries show traditional financial institutions gaining ground inside Europe’s crypto framework. Ripple Payments Europe, Bison Bank, Hrvatska poštanska banka, Kaiser Partner Privatbank, Volksbank Schwarzwald-Donau-Neckar and Raiffeisenbank Auerbach-Freihung are among the names added in the latest update.
That mix points to a shift from crypto-native licensing toward banking and payments integration. MiCA is no longer only a compliance hurdle for exchanges and wallet providers; it is becoming the framework through which banks, payment firms and fintech infrastructure groups formalize digital asset services.
The inclusion of Ripple Payments Europe gives the update a cross-border payments angle, while the bank additions show legacy institutions preparing regulated custody, exchange or transfer services under the new regime. The register is becoming a map of which firms can operate inside Europe’s digital asset market with recognized authorization.
Enforcement Pressure Rises After Transition Deadline
The July activity comes after the MiCA transition period ended on July 1, 2026. Luxembourg’s CSSF warned that crypto-asset services in the EU may now be provided only by authorized CASPs, while unauthorized providers must wind down activity in an orderly manner.
ESMA also updated its non-compliant entities list, adding Reversal Investment Group and Kortex after actions by Italy’s CONSOB. That brought the non-compliant list to 164 entries, reinforcing that the register is being used not only to validate authorized firms, but also to flag unauthorized market activity.
The current phase is less about rushing to meet a deadline and more about sorting Europe’s crypto market into authorized, transitioning and non-compliant operators. For users and counterparties, register status has become a practical due-diligence step before engaging with a platform.
For now, ESMA’s latest update shows MiCA implementation moving into a stabilization phase. The next useful indicators will be new bank authorizations, payment-provider expansion, non-compliant entity additions and whether register growth continues to slow as the post-transition market settles.
