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ESMA Calls on Unauthorised CASPs to Wind Down as MiCA Transition Ends

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PARIS, June 23, 2026 — The European Securities and Markets Authority has called on unauthorised crypto-asset service providers to immediately begin winding down their European Union activities in an orderly manner ahead of the end of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) transitional period on July 1, while taking steps to safeguard clients’ interests and mitigate risks to market integrity.