BIG Crypto News: EU Approves 14 Stablecoin Issuers Under MiCA
Six months into the MiCA rollout, Europe’s crypto regulatory landscape is taking shape. From authorized stablecoin issuers to licensed crypto service providers, here’s the full July 2025 update.
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MiCA in Full Swing: 6-Month Milestone
Europe's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is already reshaping the crypto industry across the continent. With 6 months of application for Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) and 12 months for e-money token (EMT) issuers, we now have a clearer picture of the compliant players in the European market.
Let’s break down the key highlights from the latest July snapshot.
14 MiCA-Authorized Stablecoin Issuers
Fourteen companies have officially received authorization to issue e-money tokens under MiCA — Europe’s regulated version of fiat-backed stablecoins. These come from 7 EU countries:
- 🇫🇷 France (3)
- 🇩🇪 Germany (1)
- 🇲🇹 Malta (3)
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands (3)
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (1)
- 🇫🇮 Finland (1)
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania (1)
🔹 A total of 20 EMTs are now live under MiCA:
- 12 are euro-denominated (e.g., EURC, EURAU, EURI, etc.)
- 7 are dollar-denominated (e.g., USDC, USD1, USDG)
- 1 is Czech koruna-denominated (CZKI)
Here’s the full list of authorized EMT issuers:
| Company | Country | EMTs Issued |
|---|---|---|
| AllUnity | 🇩🇪 Germany | EURAU |
| Ambr Payments | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | – |
| Banking Circle | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | EURI |
| Circle | 🇫🇷 France | EURC, USDC |
| Crypto.com / 1S1C | 🇲🇹 Malta | USD1 |
| Eurodollar ApS | 🇩🇰 Denmark | – |
| Fiat Republic | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | ENEUR |
| Membrane Finance / Paxos | 🇫🇮 Finland | EURe, eUSD, USDG |
| Payment Corporation SE | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | CZKI |
| Quantoz Payments | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | EURD, EURQ, USDQ |
| Schuman Financial | 🇫🇷 France | EURØP |
| Société Générale – Forge | 🇫🇷 France | EURCV, USDCV |
| StablR Ltd | 🇲🇹 Malta | EURR, USDR |
| Stable Mint | 🇲🇹 Malta | EURSM, USDSM |
39 Licensed Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs)
MiCA has also greenlit 39 CASPs across 9 countries in the EU/EEA:
- 🇩🇪 Germany (12)
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands (11)
- 🇲🇹 Malta (5)
- 🇫🇷 France (3)
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg (3)
- 🇦🇹 Austria (2)
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus (1)
- 🇪🇸 Spain (1)
- 🇮🇪 Ireland (1)
These companies range from traditional finance giants to fintech disruptors and crypto-native exchanges:
TradFi examples:
- BBVA
- Clearstream
- CACEIS
Fintech examples:
- N26
- Trade Republic
- eToro
- Robinhood
Crypto-native examples:
- Coinbase
- Kraken
- Bitpanda
- OKX
- Bitstamp
Other Insights and Trends
- Still 0 authorized ART issuers (asset-referenced tokens), signaling minimal current demand.
- ~30 whitepapers have been filed under MiCA Title II, mostly for assets like BTC and ETH.
- Transition periods have ended in 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇫🇮 Finland, with Dutch AFM taking the lead in license issuance.
- 35+ CASPs have been flagged as non-compliant, mostly by Italian regulator CONSOB.
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