ESMA’s first major MiCA register update after the July 1 transition deadline added 37 firms, raising the number of authorized crypto-asset service providers in the EU to 280 from 243 a week earlier as the bloc fully enforces its single crypto framework across 27 member states. New entries include Standard Chartered, FalconX, Sygnum Europe and Ronin EM, while Crédit Agricole’s CACEIS was added to the electronic money token register. The shift from temporary arrangements to MiCA’s full licensing regime increases pressure on firms without authorization and, according to the report, could also support institutional participation by making compliance more predictable across the bloc.