ESMA Adds 15 Crypto Service Providers to the MiCA Register, Including a Subsidiary of BNY Mellon

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On July 27, 2026, ESMA added 15 new crypto service providers to the MiCA register, bringing the total to 309. BNY SA/NV, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, joined the list alongside banks and platforms such as BitPay and Coinify. Germany and Denmark each added three CASPs, while MiCA continues to shape liquidity and crypto markets. The update followed the transition period on July 1 and included a second batch of licensed entities. No changes were made to the ART or EMT registers.

Huo Xing Finance reports that on Friday, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its provisional MiCA registration list, adding 15 licensed Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs), bringing the total number on the list to 309. The newly added institutions include BNY SA/NV, the Belgian subsidiary of U.S. banking giant BNY Mellon. This update includes four banking institutions, three of which are from Germany, as well as digital asset platforms such as BitPay, Coinify, and Bleap. Germany and Denmark each added three CASPs, Bulgaria and Latvia each added two, and Belgium, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands each added one. ESMA stated that this update did not affect other MiCA-related registration lists, including those for Asset-Referenced Tokens (ART), Electronic Money Tokens (EMT), authorized crypto-asset issuers, or non-compliant entities. Previously, after the transition period ended on July 1, ESMA’s second update added 14 CASPs, including Ripple Payments Europe.

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