- Four Greek crypto firms have appeared in the latest ESMA MiCA register.
- The firms are BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece and Piraeus Bank.
The four Greek firms are BCASH, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece and Piraeus Bank. They appear in ESMA’s register of authorized crypto-asset service providers under Greece. The latest register update was published on September 24 and was reported as a new development for Greece on September 29.
BCASH received its authorization on June 30, allowing it to provide crypto-to-fiat exchange services. Xenios Blockchain Group and Capital Wallet Greece were authorized on July 22. Xenios can receive and transmit crypto-asset orders, while Capital Wallet Greece received authorization for several services, including custody, crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto exchanges, order execution and crypto transfers.
Piraeus Bank was authorized on August 7 by the Bank of Greece. Its permitted services include custody and administration of crypto-assets, order execution, reception and transmission of orders, and crypto-asset transfers.
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The four entries also highlight how Greece has divided MiCA oversight between its financial-market regulator and central bank. The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) is the competent authority listed for BCASH, Xenios Blockchain Group and Capital Wallet Greece, while the Bank of Greece is listed for Piraeus Bank.
The broader ESMA update added 10 crypto-asset service providers from several EU countries, bringing the register to 359 unique providers, according to today’s report. MiCA establishes common rules for crypto-asset services across the European Union, covering authorization, supervision, transparency and disclosure requirements.
The development comes after Greece completed its first MiCA authorizations earlier this year, giving locally authorized firms a regulatory route to provide permitted crypto services under the EU framework.
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