ESMA MiCA Registration Adds Nine CASPs to Reach 375 Total

ESMA updated its interim MiCA register between October 17 and 19, 2026, adding nine crypto-asset service providers and lifting the total of unique registered CASPs to 375. The move follows the end of the MiCA transitional period on July 1, 2026, when the register stood near 280 entries. New authorizations cover custody, exchange, order execution and transfer services across multiple member states.

ESMA MiCA Registration Expands With Specific Provider Approvals

Among the additions, BingX’s Austrian entity MEGE zweite GmbH received authorization around October 13, 2026, for custody, crypto-to-funds and crypto-to-crypto exchange, plus transfers. YouHodler’s Italian subsidiary gained approval for custody, trading, order execution and transfers. Openbank Deutschland AG, a Santander subsidiary based in Germany, also entered the register, along with Spain’s Prakma Markets linked to the Goin app and two German cooperative banks: VR-Bank Alb-Blau-Donau eG and VR Bank im südlichen Franken eG.

Denmark’s Penning Financial Services was removed from the list during the same update. The EMT register remained unchanged at 50 records covering 25 unique entities, while the ART register stays empty. The NCASP register increased by five entries to 178. Germany continues to lead with approximately 106 authorizations, followed by France with 36, the Netherlands with 29, Cyprus with 25 and Malta with 23. Authorizations now span all 27 home member states.

These approvals allow the new CASPs to operate under a single EU passporting framework. BingX and YouHodler had announced their authorizations the previous week, with BingX’s EU CEO stating the registration enables clear EEA-wide services under established rules. Traditional banks and cooperatives now appear alongside dedicated crypto firms in the register, reflecting broader institutional participation.

Market Context and Next Steps for MiCA Compliance

ESMA continues to publish weekly register updates. Attention is shifting from initial licensing to ongoing supervision of licensed CASPs, including operational resilience requirements and exposure to non-MiCA stablecoins. An October 8 ESMA opinion set a January 8, 2027, remediation target for such exposures.

MiCA review and supervision package negotiations remain active in parallel. The steady growth from roughly 280 registered providers after the July 2026 transition to the current 375 demonstrates consistent expansion of the authorized base. Readers tracking EU crypto regulation can monitor the public ESMA register for further weekly changes and cross-reference national competent authority announcements.

Links to related coverage on the site include the latest on MiCA stablecoin oversight measures and the digital euro rulebook consultation for additional regulatory context. The register data draws from official ESMA updates mirrored on independent trackers such as Micahub.net.