Stripe's Bridge Joins the EU MiCA Registry with 42 EMT Issuers Approved

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Stripe's Bridge, through its Luxembourg entity Bridge Building, has entered the EU MiCA registry following regulatory approval. The ESMA list now includes 42 licensed EMT issuers under MiCA (EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation). Bridge received authorization as a CASP and EMI from Luxembourg’s financial regulator on July 2. Mai Leduc Blount stated that these approvals enable EU firms to develop compliant stablecoin and payment solutions. This development could enhance liquidity and support crypto markets as more participants enter the regulated space.

Huoxing Finance reports that on August 7, Bridge Building, the Luxembourg entity of Stripe’s stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge, has been added to the EU’s MiCA registration list following regulatory approval from Luxembourg authorities. According to the latest update released by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), Bridge’s inclusion brings the total number of MiCA-authorized electronic money token (EMT) issuers on the EU registration list to 42. This addition follows several weeks after Bridge announced on July 2 that it had received authorization as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) under MiCA, as well as an electronic money institution (EMI) license from Luxembourg’s financial regulatory authority. Mai Leduc Blount, Head of Products at Bridge, stated that these approvals enable EU-based businesses to build stablecoins and payment products within a regulated framework.

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