EU MiCA Regulation 2026: Is Your Crypto Exchange Ready for New Rules?Two weeks after the transition period under the EU MiCA Regulation closed, the shape of the region's reorganized crypto market is starting to come into focus — and the early evidence tells two very different stories.On one hand, licensed exchanges say they are picking up new users under the new regulatory framework. On the other hand, survey data shows the vast majority of European crypto holders have no idea whether their own platform is even allowed to keep serving them.EU MiCA Regulation 2026: What happened?The transitional window, which had allowed firms previously registered under national crypto rules to keep operating while they pursued full authorization, closed on July 1, 2026. According to figures cited in recent reporting, roughly 80% of the more than 1,200 firms that held national registrations failed to secure a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence before the deadline. Only about 230 of those 1,200 providers obtained the authorization needed to keep operating in the bloc, while many others withdrew from the market, searched for...
