ESMA added 12 companies to the MiCA registry, bringing the total number of authorized CASPs to 321.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its Registered Crypto Asset Markets Regulation (MiCA) on July 31, adding 12 companies. This is the fourth update since the transition period ended on July 1, bringing the total number of authorized Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASPs) under MiCA to 321. The new additions include three German partner banks: Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Oberbayern Südost, VR Bank Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, and VR-Bank Landau-Mengkofen; Spanish companies Basque Pay and Fintech Payments; and French companies Finary, Woorton, Blockchain Process Security, and Shares Financial Assets. ESMA also added Cervo Rendisco, Flandenzo, and Corona Fondenza to its list of non-compliant entities, marked by the Italian securities regulator, Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB). The list of non-compliant entities now contains 167 entities. This update does not involve any other changes to the MiCA-related registration list. The number of authorized electronic money token (EMT) issuers remains at 41, while the list of asset reference token (ART) issuers is currently empty. (Coinitelegraph)