"Germany now has 79 MiCA-licensed crypto providers — more than double France."

Germany just extended its clear lead under MiCA. ESMA’s latest register update added six more German cooperative banks, bringing the country’s authorized crypto asset service providers to 79. The EU total now sits at 331 CASPs. France follows with 35. The Netherlands with 29. Germany has grown from 57 licenses in late June. BaFin points to the country’s large banking sector and its pre-existing national licensing regime, which allowed simplified transition paths into MiCA. Europe’s regulatory map is solidifying — and Germany is pulling ahead.