Europe’s unlicensed crypto firms face ‘wipeout’ as MiCA deadline hits
European regulator ESMA called on unauthorized crypto-asset service providers to wind down their businesses in an orderly manner as the MiCA transitional period ends on July 1.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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ESMA is showing up inside the Regulation theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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