Greece registers first MiCA entrants as HCMC denies Binance claims

Greece has entered the MiCA era. The country’s first four Crypto-Asset Service Providers are now listed on the ESMA register, making Greece one of the latest EU member states to populate the bloc’s unified crypto regulatory framework with authorized firms. The registrations arrive alongside a pointed clarification from the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, which has publicly disputed claims attributed to its officials regarding Binance’s application process in the country. Greece’s MiCA moment Prior to these four registrations, Greece had zero CASPs listed in the ESMA register. That changed in September 2026, roughly two months after the MiCA transitional period expired on July 1, 2026. That July 1 deadline was the hard cutoff. Any crypto service provider operating without proper authorization in the EU was required to shut down operations after that date. The four newly registered providers can now legally offer crypto services not just in Greece but potentially across the entire European Union. MiCA’s passporting mechanism allows authorized firms in one member state to serve customers throughout the bloc, similar to how traditional financial services firms operate under existin...