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BingX, YouHodler and Santander’s Openbank Germany join the EU’s MiCA crypto register
Summary
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s latest update to its interim MiCA register added nine crypto-asset service providers, including BingX’s Austrian entity and YouHodler’s Italian subsidiary, bringing the total to 375 unique providers, Cointelegraph reported; SourcedBlock confirmed the entries in ESMA’s published register file.
The register lists MEGE zweite GmbH, trading as BingX EU, as authorised by Austria’s Financial Market Authority on Oct. 13 for custody, crypto-for-cash and crypto-for-crypto exchange and transfer services, with passporting to dozens of EEA countries.
YouHodler Italy S.R.L. is listed under Italy’s CONSOB, while Germany’s BaFin entries include Santander-owned Openbank Deutschland and cooperative banks VR-Bank Alb-Blau-Donau and VR Bank im südlichen Franken, and Spain’s CNMV added Prakma Markets, the firm behind the Goin crypto app.
The register’s status for Denmark’s Penning Financial Services is unclear: Cointelegraph said it was missing from the Friday update and Penning told the outlet its authorization was unchanged, but the ESMA file SourcedBlock downloaded Monday lists Penning with a Jan. 15 authorization date and shows 376 unique entities.
Key facts
- Cointelegraph said both BingX and YouHodler announced their authorizations last week, and BingX EU CEO Daniel Lai said the approval lets the company prepare regulated services across the European Economic Area.
- ESMA’s register lists YouHodler Italy for services including custody, crypto-for-cash and crypto-for-crypto exchange and order execution, and Openbank Deutschland for custody and order execution in Germany.
- Cointelegraph said ESMA’s e-money token register was unchanged at 50 entries from 25 entities, the asset-referenced token register remained empty, and the list of non-compliant providers grew by five entries to 178.
- Cointelegraph said it had contacted ESMA and Denmark’s Financial Supervisory Authority about Penning and had not received a response at publication.