European regulators have expanded the scope of Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) oversight after 15 additional crypto-asset service providers were added to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s interim MiCA register, raising the total number of listed licensed providers to 309.

The update was published on Friday and follows the European Union’s July 1 transitional deadline for firms operating under the new framework. According to ESMA’s latest register update, the additions span banking institutions, payments companies and digital-asset infrastructure providers as firms continue to complete licensing steps under Europe’s unified crypto rules.

ESMA register rises to 309 CASPs

The European Securities and Markets Authority, known as ESMA, updated its MiCA register on Friday as part of its continuing process to identify which crypto firms have met regulatory requirements under the EU framework. ESMA’s page on the MiCA framework shows that, in the third update after the July 1 deadline, the number of listed crypto-asset service providers, or CASPs, rose to 309.

Among the newly registered firms is BNY SA/NV, the Belgian subsidiary of the US banking group BNY Mellon. Its inclusion places a unit of one of the world’s major banking institutions on ESMA’s interim MiCA register.

The latest additions include four banking institutions in total. Alongside BNY SA/NV, three German banks were newly listed, reflecting the continued movement of traditional financial institutions into activities permitted under MiCA.

The register update also includes digital-asset and payments-focused companies. ESMA’s list includes platforms such as BitPay, as well as other providers including Coinify and Bleap. Their inclusion shows that companies focused on payments and crypto infrastructure are also moving through the licensing process under the new European regime.

Germany and Denmark lead the latest additions

The Friday update shows that licensing progress remains uneven across the European bloc. Germany and Denmark recorded the largest number of new CASP additions in this round, with three providers added in each country.

Bulgaria and Latvia followed with two new providers each. Belgium, Cyprus, Liechtenstein and the Netherlands each added one provider in the latest update.

Among the German additions, ESMA listed cooperative financial societies including Spar-und Kreditbank Rheinstetten and VR-Bank Augsburg-Ostallgäu, together with Raiffeisenbank Falkenstein-Wörth. The presence of these institutions highlights the role of regional and cooperative banking organizations in the rollout of MiCA licensing.

Other providers named in the update include Altcoins BG and Digital Assist in Bulgaria; SafeLynx Technologies and Januar in Denmark; and Bleap and Nodu Digital in Latvia. The additions cover a range of crypto-asset service and infrastructure activities across multiple jurisdictions.

Post-deadline MiCA licensing continues

The update forms part of ESMA’s broader post-deadline process to make MiCA licensing operational across the EU. ESMA had previously published additions to the register after July 1, including a second post-deadline update that added 14 CASPs. Earlier coverage noted that the second update included well-known industry participants such as Ripple Payments Europe.

In the latest publication, ESMA did not report changes to other MiCA-related registers. The authority reported no changes to lists covering authorized issuers of asset-referenced tokens, known as ARTs, e-money tokens, or EMTs, and other crypto assets. It also reported no changes to registers of entities categorized as non-compliant.

That division means the latest update expanded the number of registered CASPs while leaving other MiCA categories unchanged. Licensing activity has therefore not moved at the same pace across every part of the MiCA value chain. Different types of MiCA permissions may involve different documentation, review cycles and compliance procedures than service-provider authorizations.

Register provides a compliance reference point

For market participants, ESMA’s interim register operates as a practical reference point for identifying which providers have moved into MiCA-regulated status. The register can inform decisions involving partnerships, custody, onboarding and compliance processes for businesses selecting counterparties.

MiCA introduced the EU’s first unified regulatory regime for crypto-asset services. Under the framework, firms seeking authorization must complete licensing steps across relevant jurisdictions and be reflected in ESMA’s register process. The transition from operating in the market to being authorized under MiCA remains procedural and depends on firms meeting applicable requirements.

The continued expansion of the register also underscores that MiCA implementation is still developing across the bloc. While the number of registered CASPs has increased, other parts of the framework, including registers covering certain token issuers and non-compliant entities, were unchanged in this update.

Industry concerns about the cost of compliance have also persisted. In earlier reporting, Gate Europe CEO Giovanni Cunti warned that some licensed firms may struggle to sustain the compliance resources required over the long term. Smaller operators, in particular, may find the continuing compliance burden more difficult to absorb.

The latest update therefore adds more firms to the MiCA register while the industry continues to debate affordability and scalability under the framework. Observers of the EU market are also tracking whether future additions broaden across other MiCA categories, including token issuers, rather than remaining concentrated mainly among CASPs.