Only 14 Exchanges Have MiCA Authorization in the EU as July 1 Deadline Looms

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The EU MiCA compliance deadline is July 1, 2026, after which any crypto exchange, broker or wallet provider without a CASP license must cease operations. Only 14 exchanges have secured full MiCA authorization and just about 8% of firms have converted from old VASP licensing, highlighting significant compliance shortfalls and risk of operational disruption for CEXs, DeFi services and wallet providers.
- The MiCA compliance deadline for crypto firms operating in the EU is July 1, 2026.
- There is an 8% conversion rate from the old VASP licensing to MiCA authorization.
- Only 14 crypto exchanges have fulfilled the full MiCA requirements ahead of the deadline.
The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation deadline will expire in the next three weeks. However, just a handful of crypto services companies, including exchanges, have completed the registration process.
On July 1, 2026, the transitional period under Europe’s MiCA will expire. According to the regulator’s condition, any crypto exchange, broker, or wallet provider in the EU without a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license must cease operations after the deadline. For context, CASP is the business license defined by the MiCA regulatory framework.
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