Summary
The EU MiCA transitional period ends, with only 244 entities obtaining CASP licenses, a sharp 92% drop from the previous 3,167. Binance exits, Tether did not apply, market concentrates among a few licensed institutions, and only Circle's stablecoin is compliant.
Key points
- Understand the new landscape of the European crypto market after MiCA takes effect, and grasp the list of compliant operators and the market impact of stricter regulation.
- Europe's crypto market undergoes its largest-ever regulatory screening, with only a handful of players remaining, reshaping global regulatory trends.
- For ordinary users: compliant trading options in Europe significantly shrink; for operators: must obtain MiCA authorization or exit; for investors: liquidity concentration could affect price discovery.
- Similar to the exchange consolidation wave after Japan's 2018 amendment to the Payment Services Act, but MiCA's impact is broader.
Editorial note
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