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Magyar20 Oct 2026
ESMA's latest MiCA register update added nine crypto-asset service providers, including BingX's Austrian entity MEGE zweite and YouHodler's Italian subsidiary, bringing the total to 375. Santander's Openbank Deutschland and two German cooperative banks were also added.
The list of crypto firms licensed to serve the whole European Economic Area keeps growing. The European Securities and Markets Authority’s Friday update to its interim Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) register added nine crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), lifting the total to 375 unique providers.
Who was added
The best-known name is BingX. Its Austrian entity, MEGE zweite, now appears on the register. BingX EU CEO Daniel Lai said the approval lets the company operate under a clear regulatory framework as it prepares to launch regulated services across the EEA.
Crypto lender YouHodler was also added through its Italian subsidiary, with authorization for custody, operating a crypto exchange, order execution and transfers. Both firms had announced their licences the previous week.
Other additions include Spain’s Prakma Markets, linked to the Goin savings and investment app, and three German banks: Openbank Deutschland, a subsidiary of Banco Santander, plus the cooperative lenders VR-Bank Alb-Blau-Donau and VR Bank im südlichen Franken. The steady arrival of traditional banks shows MiCA is pulling incumbents into crypto, not just licensing crypto natives.
A short glitch
Denmark’s Penning Financial Services briefly disappeared from the 16 October update, despite being listed since 3 July. Penning told Cointelegraph its authorization was unchanged, and an ESMA spokesperson blamed a technical issue that has since been fixed. Penning reappeared in Monday’s update.
Elsewhere, the e-money token register stayed at 50 entries from 25 entities, the asset-referenced token register remained empty and the list of non-compliant providers grew by five entries to 178.
What it means for traders
- BingX users in the EU: a MiCA licence is the strongest consumer protection signal available in Europe. Expect the regulated EU service to differ from the global platform, for example in product range and leverage. See our BingX review for current details.
- Check the register yourself: before depositing, confirm that the exact legal entity you sign up with is listed on ESMA’s register. Our exchange comparison links each exchange to the official register entry or marks it Not verified.
- Watch the blacklist: the non-compliant list growing to 178 entries is a reminder that national regulators are actively warning about unlicensed providers.
What to watch next
The MiCA transitional periods are ending country by country, so expect more large exchanges to appear on the register in coming weeks. We will update the regulation table on each affected review as listings are confirmed in ESMA’s official data.
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